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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. What does Sedaris decide to wear for the Christmas season he works at the cafeteria?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

2. How long was Clifford Dunbar married the first time?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

3. Sedaris compares Sallie Mae to a __________.
(a) Hillbilly.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Beast.
(d) Sexy lady.

4. Sedaris hopes to end every episode of "Socrates and Company" with what?
(a) A joke.
(b) A revelation.
(c) A car chase.
(d) A gun fight.

5. What is Sedaris's favorite job at SantaLand?
(a) Maze Elf.
(b) Usher Elf.
(c) Photo Elf.
(d) Pointer Elf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lisa agrees to give Sedaris unlimited use of her ________ to get him to go somewhere with her on birthday.

2. What is the legal name of Jackelyn Dunbar's baby?

3. What famous visitor to SantaLand does Sedaris point out to everyone?

4. Joceylyn Dunbar compares Khe Sahn to what?

5. What is the name of the town the Dunbar's live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do David and Lisa Sedaris get jobs at their father's urging to gain after school employment?

2. What are Jocelyn Dunbar's complaints about Khe Sahn?

3. What happens when Lisa and David take Dinah home with them?

4. Why does David try to draw epiphanies from the released convicts he works with at the cafeteria?

5. What are some of the jobs Sedaris does as Crumpet the elf?

6. What does Joceyln Dunbar have to say about her neighbor Cherise Clarmont-Shea?

7. Who is Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

8. What is Jocelyn Dunbar's youngest son like?

9. What does David think about while he washes dishes at the cafeteria?

10. What is the one bright spot in Jocelyn Dunbar's Christmas newsletter?

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