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

2. What is the name of Dinah's boyfriend?

3. What is Sedaris's reaction to seeing the SantaLand ad?

4. What is the date of Jocelyn Dunbar's hearing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Sedaris tries to help a particularly harried mother one day?

3. Who is Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

4. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

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

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

7. What does David think about while he washes dishes at the cafeteria?

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

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

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 qualities does Jocelyn Dunbar embody both as a character and as a narrator of the story? What makes her a reliable or unreliable narrator?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between the flat and round characters in "Holidays on Ice." Were any characters truly fully developed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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