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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. How old is Sedaris is "SantaLand Diaries"?
(a) 53.
(b) 43.
(c) 23.
(d) 33.

2. The cafeteria where Sedaris works is decorated in ________.
(a) Fake wood.
(b) Red velvet.
(c) Black velet.
(d) Fake leather.

3. What is the nickname Cliff Dunbar gives to his grandson?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Loser.
(c) Crack Baby.
(d) Bad baby.

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

5. What is the name of the cafeteria where Sedaris gets a job?
(a) Piccadilly.
(b) K & W.
(c) Tiffany.
(d) Cambridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing they sell in SantaLand?

2. What show does Khe Sahn watch to learn English?

3. What did Sedaris see someone dressed as and handing out leaflets on Lexington Avenue?

4. How many pages of forms does Sedaris fill out for his elf application?

5. Where does Kevin Dunbar go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Sedaris goes to work at SantaLand on Christmas Eve?

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

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

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

10. What is David's opinion of his sister Lisa?

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