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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 is Kevin Dunbar majoring in at college?

2. What does Khe Sahn wear to the Dunbar Thanksgiving dinner?

3. How old is Kyle Dunbar?

4. How long has Sedaris been in New York at the beginning of "SantaLand Diaries?"

5. Where does Lisa take the phone to have a private conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jocelyn Dunbar being accused of baby Don's murder?

2. What are some of the experiences Sedaris has with the adults who visit SantaLand?

3. What are Jocelyn Dunbar's complaints about Khe Sahn?

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

5. What does the SantaLand training for elves include?

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

7. What happens when Sedaris goes to work at SantaLand on Christmas Eve?

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

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

10. What are some of the jobs Sedaris does as Crumpet the elf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the meaning behind the title for the story collection, "Holidays on Ice"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the elements of satire used throughout the story collection.

Essay Topic 3

How was a humorous tone used throughout the story collection to both and amuse and disturb the reader?

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