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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the most adorable elf in SantaLand?
(a) Crumpet.
(b) Sleighbell.
(c) Puff.
(d) Snowball.

2. What birthday is Lisa celebrating when she gets a mysterious phone call during dinner?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

3. What does Khe Sahn wear to the Dunbar Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Plastic bags.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Bikini.
(d) Silk slip.

4. What is the name of the town the Dunbar's live in?
(a) South Castle.
(b) South Paw.
(c) White Castle.
(d) White Paw.

5. What is the name of the street the Dunbar's live on?
(a) Penelope Court.
(b) Terrance Lane.
(c) Tiffany Circle.
(d) Prescott Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris dreams of writing for ___________.

2. What day does Khe Sahn arrive at the Dunbar home?

3. Sedaris believes his sister Lisa's greatest desire was to be _________.

4. What is Sedaris's reaction to seeing the SantaLand ad?

5. Sedaris compares Sallie Mae to a __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

2. What happens when Sedaris tries to help a particularly harried mother one day?

3. Who is Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

4. What is the one bright spot in Jocelyn Dunbar's Christmas newsletter?

5. What happens while the Sedaris family is eating dinner to celebrate Lisa's eighteenth birthday?

6. What does the middle-aged Sedaris dream of doing?

7. What happens the day that Jocelyn asks Khe Sahn to watch baby Don?

8. What are some of the jobs Sedaris does as Crumpet the elf?

9. What does Jocelyn report is going on with the Dunbar's daughter?

10. What is the decor of the Piccadilly Cafeteria like?

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