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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Active Shooter" through "Bruised".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Father Time," what does Sedaris say was the hardest part of Lou's hospitalization for the siblings?
(a) Making time to be at the hospital.
(b) Paying the hospital bills.
(c) Seeing their father in pain.
(d) Seeing their father's confusion.

2. What name does the gun-safety instructor keep calling Sedaris?
(a) Lonnie.
(b) Mike.
(c) Randy.
(d) Tom.

3. What do Harrison and Austen prefer to spend their time doing?
(a) Scrolling through social media.
(b) Watching cartoons on television.
(c) Watching TikTok and YouTube videos.
(d) Playing Nintendo Switch games.

4. In what state are Sedaris and his sister in "Active Shooter"?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Florida.

5. Where is the farmhouse that Hugh owns in "Bruised"?
(a) Normandy.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Chartres.
(d) Sussex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ironic about Lisa turning out to be the better shooter?

2. What is Hugh and Sedaris's house on Emerald Isle called?

3. What does the Blue Mountain School District give its students to fight off an armed gunman?

4. What is the name of the nursing home that Lou moves into?

5. In "Bruised," what word does Sedaris use to describe Hugh's farmhouse?

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