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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. How old is Eileen Cottingham in "Christmas Means Giving"?

2. The narrator of "Christmas Means Giving" says generosity can should induce feelings of _________ in others.

3. What is the name of the town where Jim Timothy is speaking to a church congregation?

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

5. How many wives has Jim Timothy had?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Jim Timothy?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator describe his feelings on the last Christmas described 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

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 3

What is the purpose of the character Dinah? What is the greater truth that she helps illustrate?

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