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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Get Yer Ya-ya's Out and Next of Kin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author's grandmother believe happened to her pet?
(a) It was run over.
(b) It committed suicide.
(c) It was eaten by a cat.
(d) It caught on fire.

2. What does Ya Ya live above?
(a) A pharmacy.
(b) A Wal-Mart.
(c) A candy store.
(d) An arcade.

3. What does the author's mother claim happened to their first cat in the first essay?
(a) It killed a mouse.
(b) It loved David.
(c) It caught on fire.
(d) It committed suicide.

4. Where was the narrator/author born?
(a) Endicott, New York.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Brooklyn, New York.
(d) Queens, New York.

5. Which sibling of the author's holds an imaginary after school class in "Next of Kin"?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Amy.
(d) Deborah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?

2. How does the reverend deliver his sermon in the first essay?

3. What does the narrator do with his shoe obsessively in the second essay?

4. What does the author's grandmother refer to his mother as?

5. What is the title of the first essay in Naked?

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