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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 kind of suit is Jim Timothy wearing in church?

2. What are all the top hats made from in the performances Thaddeus Bristol sees?

3. Where do they find the narrator's dead sons?

4. What does Doug Cottingham have a collection of?

5. What kind of appliance does Jim Timothy offer each member of the church congregation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the great choice that Jim Timothy suggests the people of Jasper's Breath have in front of them?

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

3. What does Thaddeus Bristol see as the irony in the Christmas pageants he critiques?

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

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

6. How does the giving contest become gruesome in "Christmas Means Giving"?

7. Who is Jim Timothy addressing in "Based Upon A True Story"?

8. How does "Christmas Means Giving" end?

9. What is the premise of "A Reindeer's Gift"?

10. What happens when the Cottingham family move into next door to the narrator in "Christmas Means Giving"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the elements of satire used throughout the story collection.

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning behind the title for the story collection, "Holidays on Ice"?

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