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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. Who leaves a large inheritance to the author's mother?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

2. What does the author say he wanted a home with, as opposed to a fence?
(a) A dungeon.
(b) A lion.
(c) A moat.
(d) A fortress.

3. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?
(a) 214.
(b) 315.
(c) 637.
(d) 921.

4. What is Ya Ya's recently deceased pet?
(a) A goldfish.
(b) A hamster.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls the rent house where the narrator's family lived, "our own little corner of hell"?

2. Which sibling of the author's holds an imaginary after school class in "Next of Kin"?

3. What does the author's mother claim happened to their first cat in the first essay?

4. What does the narrator say is his best asset in the first essay?

5. What does the author say he has to tie over his eyes to sleep at night in the first essay?

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