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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) Rotunda.
(c) Skating rink.
(d) Soccer field.

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

3. How old is the child that the mother performed surgery on, according to Jim Timothy?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

4. Who does Thaddeus Bristol blame for most the problems with "A Christmas Carol" performance?
(a) Director.
(b) Staging.
(c) Script.
(d) Acting.

5. What is all over the beggar's beard when he shows up at the narrator's door in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Mud.
(c) Jam.
(d) Dressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thaddeus Bristol refer to the performers as at Jane Snow-Hernandez Elementary School?

2. What is the final gift the narrator gives the beggar in "Christmas Means Giving"?

3. What does each performance receive from the audience, according to Thaddeus Bristol?

4. What does Jim Timothy say Christmas is about?

5. What is Jim Timothy's title?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Thaddeus Bristol see as the flaws in "A Reindeer's Gift" at Scottsfield Elementary?

3. Why is Jim Timothy interested in one of the church members?

4. What is the purpose of the narrator's Christmas card in "Christmas Means Giving"?

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

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

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

8. What does Thaddeus Bristol conclude about parental encouragement?

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

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

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