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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. What is Kevin Dunbar majoring in at college?
(a) Pre-med.
(b) Pre-Law.
(c) Vietnamese history.
(d) Chemical engineering.

2. In "Dinah, the Christmas Whore" Sedaris compares mall shoppers to what?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Drones.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cows.

3. How old is Khe Sahn Dunbar?
(a) 22.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

4. Christmas is causing Sedaris to have a(n) _________ in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore."
(a) Existential crisis.
(b) Identity crisis.
(c) Ethical dilemma.
(d) Moral dilemma.

5. How many of Santa's visitors does Sedaris estimate are adults?
(a) One half.
(b) One fifth.
(c) One fourth.
(d) One third.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khe Sahn's interpreter want to be paid to teach her English?

2. Sedaris discovers while working at the cafeteria that most people are what?

3. Sedaris's father believes jobs ________.

4. How much money does Lisa give Sedaris to get him to go somewhere with her on the birthday?

5. What does Khe Sahn wear to the Dunbar Thanksgiving dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lisa drags David to a house in a poor neighborhood?

2. What does Sedaris have to go through to be hired at SantaLand?

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

4. What are Jocelyn Dunbar's complaints about Khe Sahn?

5. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

6. What are some of the experiences Sedaris has with the adults who visit SantaLand?

7. What does Sedaris find annoying about his co-workers at SantaLand?

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

9. What is the best experience that Sedaris has while working at SantaLand?

10. What does the SantaLand training for elves include?

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