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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. The Cottinghams donate Eileen to _________.

2. What was Jim Timothy's show about rednecks called?

3. Where is the first school performance that Thaddeus Bristol critiques?

4. What kind of appliance does Jim Timothy offer each member of the church congregation?

5. What odor does Thaddeus Bristol complain about at the first school performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thaddeus Bristol see as the irony in the Christmas pageants he critiques?

2. How does Jim Timothy's studio gain the rights to real life stories?

3. Whose performance receives the only compliment from Thaddeus Bristol?

4. What did Thaddeus Bristol have to say about the performances of Mary and Joseph in the Sacred Heart Elementary school play?

5. What is Jim Timothy's definition of Art?

6. What is the purpose of the narrator's Christmas card in "Christmas Means Giving"?

7. What are some of the mini-series that Jim Timothy has produced?

8. How does Thaddeus Bristol rate Becky Michaels as a director?

9. What is the premise of "A Reindeer's Gift"?

10. What has been the trajectory of Jim Timothy's career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the elements of satire used throughout the story collection.

Essay Topic 2

What is the irony of SantaLand? What does "SantaLand Diaries" illustrate about the modern American Christmas season?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of appearance versus reality as it is illustrated in various stories in the collection.

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