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

2. How long after the miraculous surgery in "Based Upon a True Story" does the boy die?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. Jim Timothy touts his skills as a __________.
(a) Communicator.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Christian.
(d) Fisherman.

4. What does Jim Timothy say Christmas is about?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Sharing.
(c) Love.
(d) Hope.

5. Where do they find the narrator's dead sons?
(a) Their front yard.
(b) Traveling sauna.
(c) A ditch.
(d) The Cottingham's basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might the narrator of "Christmas Means Giving" give his wife for a stocking stuffer?

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

3. Thaddeus Bristol says it's hard to look past Dickens' what?

4. What odor does Thaddeus Bristol complain about at the first school performance?

5. What kind of dog plays Blitzen in the Scottsfield Elementary School performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jim Timothy addressing in "Based Upon A True Story"?

2. What does Jim Timothy offer the members of the congregation if they help him?

3. What is the premise of "A Reindeer's Gift"?

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

5. Whose performance receives the only compliment from Thaddeus Bristol?

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

7. What does Thaddeus Bristol conclude about parental encouragement?

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

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

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

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