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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. What city do David and Lisa Sedaris live in?

2. What is the name of the cafeteria where Lisa Sedaris gets a job?

3. In "Dinah, the Christmas Whore" Sedaris compares mall shoppers to what?

4. In "Socrates and Company," Sedaris would travel the world with a _________.

5. Who does Sedaris discuss the Santa/Satan connection with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

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

4. What happens when Lisa drags David to a house in a poor neighborhood?

5. What does Sedaris find annoying about his co-workers at SantaLand?

6. What is David's opinion of his sister Lisa?

7. Why is Jocelyn Dunbar being accused of baby Don's murder?

8. What are some of the experiences Sedaris has with the adults who visit SantaLand?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of The Walrus and the Santa who never goes out of character in the story "SantaLand Diaries." How do these characters represent the paradox of the commercial Christmas?

Essay Topic 2

What qualities does Jocelyn Dunbar embody both as a character and as a narrator of the story? What makes her a reliable or unreliable narrator?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Thaddeus Bristol and what he represents in society.

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