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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. Jim Timothy describes the congregation as ___________.

2. Thaddeus Bristol thinks Bob Cratchit got his Cockney accent from where?

3. What is Jim Timothy working on now?

4. Thaddeus Bristol calls the costumes in "A Christmas Carol" __________.

5. Tiny Tim's performance rivals the ________ for brightness.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim Timothy offer the members of the congregation if they help him?

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

3. What does Thaddeus Bristol conclude about parental encouragement?

4. Who is Jim Timothy addressing in "Based Upon A True Story"?

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

6. What does the narrator discover happens to his sons after he gives them to the beggar?

7. What is the great choice that Jim Timothy suggests the people of Jasper's Breath have in front of them?

8. What does Thaddeus Bristol see as the flaws in "A Reindeer's Gift" at Scottsfield Elementary?

9. How does the giving contest become gruesome in "Christmas Means Giving"?

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

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

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

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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