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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. At Sedaris's cafeteria, the customer is always ________.

2. Who does Sedaris discuss the Santa/Satan connection with?

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

4. How many pages of forms does Sedaris fill out for his elf application?

5. How old is Sedaris is "SantaLand Diaries"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

3. What does Sedaris find annoying about his co-workers at SantaLand?

4. What happens while the Sedaris family is eating dinner to celebrate Lisa's eighteenth birthday?

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

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

7. What happens when Lisa and David take Dinah home with them?

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

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

10. What is the decor of the Piccadilly Cafeteria like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the moral ambiguity demonstrated in "Based Upon A True Story"? How does Jim Timothy represent the gray areas of the modern entertainment media?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the elements of satire used throughout the story collection.

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