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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 do the Cottinghams immediately build next door to the narrator?
(a) Rotunda.
(b) Skating rink.
(c) Movie theater.
(d) Sauna.

2. What is the name of the town where Jim Timothy is speaking to a church congregation?
(a) Jacob's Breath.
(b) Jethro's Breath.
(c) Jasper's Breath.
(d) Jessep's Breath.

3. Thaddeus Bristol compares the smiles of the children actors to what at the end of his tirade?
(a) Seesaws.
(b) Scarecrows.
(c) Devils.
(d) Bungee cords.

4. Thaddeus Bristol compares the performance at Scottsfield Elementary School to what?
(a) Pumpkin pie.
(b) Overstuffed turkey.
(c) Mushy stuffing.
(d) Stale bread.

5. Thaddeus Bristol compares the three wise men to what in one performance?
(a) Three Stooges.
(b) Three babies.
(c) Three birds on a fence.
(d) Three amigoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the narrator of "Christmas Means Giving" spend on a pair of sandals that don't fit him?

2. What show does Thaddeus Bristol say the Scottsfield Dinner Theater put on in 1994?

3. What does the narrator carry around with him to prove his generosity in "Christmas Means Giving"?

4. Beth makes a necklace out of __________ in "Christmas Means Giving."

5. What does Jim Timothy say Christmas is about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Thaddeus Bristol's complaint about the performance at Sacred Heart Elementary?

2. What do the Cottingham's usually send out as a Christmas card?

3. What happens when the Cottingham family move into next door to the narrator in "Christmas Means Giving"?

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

5. What is the great choice that Jim Timothy suggests the people of Jasper's Breath have in front of them?

6. Why can't Jim Timothy contact the women in the church who performed the miraculous surgery?

7. How does "Christmas Means Giving" end?

8. What are some of the mini-series that Jim Timothy has produced?

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

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

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