View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Thaddeus Bristol blame for most the problems with "A Christmas Carol" performance?

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

4. What does the narrator carry around with him to prove his generosity in "Christmas Means Giving"?

5. Thaddeus Bristol is particularly troubled by the casting of __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the Cottingham's usually send out as a Christmas card?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of misguided expectations and how it resonates throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 854 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample