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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 kind of dog plays Blitzen in the Scottsfield Elementary School performance?
(a) Great Dane.
(b) Poodle.
(c) Basset hound.
(d) Golden retriever.

2. What does the narrator build so he won't be outdone by the Cottinghams?
(a) Skating rink.
(b) Rotunda.
(c) Baseball field.
(d) Soccer field.

3. Who is Thaddeus Bristol the most annoyed with during the Christmas performances?
(a) Stage crew.
(b) Parents.
(c) Directors.
(d) Actors.

4. The son in "Based Upon a True Story" is hit by what kind of truck?
(a) Cable.
(b) Satellite.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Delivery.

5. What do the Cottinghams give the beggar the first time?
(a) A coat.
(b) A turkey leg.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A bite in the leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doug Cottingham gives the beggar the keys to his________.

2. Thaddeus Bristol is gagging from the smell of spray painted ______.

3. What does Doug Cottingham have a collection of?

4. What does Jim Timothy say is an indication he is not from the area?

5. How much time does Jim Timothy give the congregation to take him up on his offer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jim Timothy's studio gain the rights to real life stories?

2. How does Thaddeus Bristol rate Becky Michaels as a director?

3. What is particularly disturbing about Beth's medical contributions?

4. How does "Christmas Means Giving" end?

5. What has been the trajectory of Jim Timothy's career?

6. How does the giving contest become gruesome in "Christmas Means Giving"?

7. What are Thaddeus Bristol's complaints about the performance of "A Christmas Carol"?

8. How does the narrator describe his feelings on the last Christmas described in "Christmas Means Giving"?

9. What is the premise of 'Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol "?

10. What is Jim Timothy's definition of Art?

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