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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. Sedaris says he wants to be an elf because it is a _________ career opportunity.

2. Sedaris dreams of writing for ___________.

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

4. How many letters did Clifford Dunbar send to his wife while he was in the service?

5. Where is Khe Sahn from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the nature of David's relationship with his sister Lisa? What purpose does her character serve in the story "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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