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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Vicki drop out of high school in "Jamboree"?
(a) She was failing all of her classes.
(b) She wanted to annoy her father.
(c) She says she didn't like having to attend school during the day.
(d) She was offered a recording contract.

2. Where does Marty park his motorcycle in "Jamboree"?
(a) In the baby's nursery
(b) In the garage
(c) In his bedroom
(d) At his father-in-law's house

3. What reason does the author give for wanting to work at UPS in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) He desperately needs money.
(b) He hears they have excellent benefits.
(c) He likes the uniform.
(d) He sees it as an opportunity to utilize his leadership skills.

4. What does the narrator notice about all of the people hired as elves in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) They are all Caucasian.
(b) They are all unemployed actors.
(c) They are all 18-25 years old.
(d) They are all short.

5. What does Sedaris notice happens to the giantess characters in the stories as they grow in "Giantess"?
(a) They become sexually distant.
(b) They become gentle and docile.
(c) They like small men even better.
(d) They become moody and aggressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the readers of "Giantess" magazine?

2. What does Hugh require that the narrator do each time he smokes in "Diary of a Smoker"?

3. How does Malison react when he discovers the master's writing class is reading O'Flannery in "After Malison"?

4. What does the old man say to the narrator that makes her vomit in "After Malison"?

5. Why does the boy in the elevator refuse the Cheetos in "The Curly Kind"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jocelyn Dunbar suspected of murdering Don and framing Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings..."?

2. What theme joins the four scenarios in "The Curly Kind"?

3. Describe Kyle Dunbar in "Season's Greetings to Our Family and Friends".

4. What story does Sedaris tell the little boy Riley when he throws a temper tantrum in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. What connection do the elves working at Santa Land have with "One Life to Live" in "Santaland Diaries"?

6. Which elf duty is the narrator's least favorite in "Santaland Diaries"? Why does he feel this way?

7. Describe Santa Santa in "Santaland Diaries".

8. Describe Dolph's confrontation with Alicia Cunningham in "Barrel Fever".

9. How does the author feel about adults who dress in costumes for their jobs in "Santaland Diaries"? How does he believe he will be different if he is hired as one of Santa's elves?

10. How does Jocelyn feel about her daughter's marriage to Timothy Speaks in "Season's Greetings..."? How does this compare to her feelings about her grandson, Don?

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