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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. Christmas is causing Sedaris to have a(n) _________ in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore."

2. Where is David Sedaris when he sees the SantaLand ad?

3. What did Sedaris see someone dressed as and handing out leaflets on Lexington Avenue?

4. How many of Santa's visitors does Sedaris estimate are adults?

5. At his cafeteria job, what list does Sedaris keep posted at his work station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the best experience that Sedaris has while working at SantaLand?

2. What happens when Lisa drags David to a house in a poor neighborhood?

3. What does Joceyln Dunbar have to say about her neighbor Cherise Clarmont-Shea?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens the day that Jocelyn asks Khe Sahn to watch baby Don?

9. What does Jocelyn report is going on with the Dunbar's daughter?

10. What does the SantaLand training for elves include?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Thaddeus Bristol and what he represents in society.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Sedaris covers the difficult topics of racism and class snobbery in his stories.

Essay Topic 3

What is the lasting impression that "Holidays on Ice" makes on the reader? What do you think the author's intent was in writing this story collection?

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