View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the readers of "Giantess" magazine?
(a) People who secretly want to be giants
(b) People who love erotic stories about large women
(c) People who want tips for becoming giantesses
(d) People who want tips for slaying giantesses

2. Why does Jocelyn repeatedly yell at Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) She despises Khe Sahn.
(b) She believes it will help her understand English better.
(c) She believes Khe Sahn is hard of hearing.
(d) She is always angry at Khe Sahn.

3. Why does Vicki lose her job dispatching buses in "Jamboree"?
(a) She leaves her job when her baby is born.
(b) She is having an affair with one of the mechanics.
(c) She is rude to the people riding the buses.
(d) She is late to work because she oversleeps.

4. What does the old man say to the narrator that makes her vomit in "After Malison"?
(a) Malison is a fraud.
(b) Everyone is transparent.
(c) Writing is a fool's profession.
(d) There are many unique,complex people in the world.

5. Which celebrity does the narrator feel the need to point out to visitors to Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Simone from "General Hospital"
(b) Goldie Hawn
(c) Walter Cronkite
(d) Phil Collins

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words/phrases is NOT part of Khe Sahn's vocabulary according to Jocelyn in "Season's Greetings..."?

2. Where is the camera located in Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?

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

4. What was Clifford's "second biggest mistake of his life" according to his wife in "Season's Greetings..."?

5. How does the author meet G.L. in "The Curly Kind"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Khe Sahn's arrival at the Dunbar home in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family".

2. Describe the experience of visiting the oldest Santa in "Santaland Diaries".

3. What story does the narrator of "Giantess" think he and Lili should tell the man whose plate they broke?

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

5. What does the narrator's mother give him before she dies in "Barrel Fever"? Why does she give him this gift?

6. 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?

7. What disgusts the narrator of "After Malison" the most during his master's writing seminar?

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

9. How does the narrator of "Diary of A Smoker" feel about smoking?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,065 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample