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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. Before visiting the church, where else has Jim Timothy recently been?

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

3. What kind of suit is Jim Timothy wearing in church?

4. What does Jim Timothy offer to the pastor of the church?

5. What does Thaddeus Bristol say is ironically missing from each performance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the Cottingham family move into next door to the narrator in "Christmas Means Giving"?

3. What is the premise of 'Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol "?

4. How does the narrator describe his feelings on the last Christmas described in "Christmas Means Giving"?

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

6. What do the Cottingham's and then narrator give to the beggar starting on the next Thanksgiving?

7. Why is Jim Timothy interested in one of the church members?

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

9. What happens one Thanksgiving when a beggar knocks on the narrator's door in "Christmas Means Giving"?

10. What are Thaddeus Bristol's complaints about the performance of "A Christmas Carol"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Thaddeus Bristol and what he represents in society.

Essay Topic 2

What do these stories reveal about the importance of social status in American middle-class culture?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss both the narrative tone and structure of these stories and their impact on the reader's experience.

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