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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. What age group are the performers in "A Christmas Carol"?

2. What was the name of the actor who played Scrooge?

3. The narrator has three grills: one for beef, one for chicken and one for ________.

4. What do the Cottinghams immediately build next door to the narrator?

5. Doug Cottingham gives the beggar the keys to his________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why can't Jim Timothy contact the women in the church who performed the miraculous surgery?

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

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

5. What is Thaddeus Bristol's complaint about the performance at Sacred Heart Elementary?

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

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

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

9. What does Thaddeus Bristol conclude about parental encouragement?

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

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

Discuss the elements of satire used throughout the story collection.

Essay Topic 3

How was a humorous tone used throughout the story collection to both and amuse and disturb the reader?

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