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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birthday is Lisa celebrating when she gets a mysterious phone call during dinner?

2. What is the name of the cafeteria where Sedaris gets a job?

3. Sedaris hopes to end every episode of "Socrates and Company" with what?

4. How long was Clifford Dunbar married the first time?

5. The cafeteria where Sedaris works is decorated in ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sedaris have to go through to be hired at SantaLand?

2. What is the premise of "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

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

4. What reservations does David Sedaris have about wearing a costume for employment?

5. Where do David and Lisa Sedaris get jobs at their father's urging to gain after school employment?

6. What does the middle-aged Sedaris dream of doing?

7. What does Sedaris come to realize as increasing numbers of customers go through the line at Piccadilly cafeteria?

8. What is Jocelyn Dunbar's youngest son like?

9. Why does David try to draw epiphanies from the released convicts he works with at the cafeteria?

10. What does the SantaLand training for elves include?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of the character Dinah? What is the greater truth that she helps illustrate?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact of the setting has in each story for creating the mood and context of the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of the of the individual versus society and how it resonates throughout the stories in "Holidays on Ice."

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