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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 do the narrator and his brother come to view their grandmother as?
(a) A mummy.
(b) An embarassment.
(c) An ATM machine.
(d) A clown.

2. How many siblings does the author have?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. Who comes to the house to speak to the author's mother in the second essay?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His aunt.

4. How old is the narrator when his grandfather died?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

5. What does the author say his mother's profile is featured on in the first essay?
(a) The penny.
(b) The monorail token.
(c) Revlon cosmetics ads.
(d) The quarter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the author say he is considering asking to wax his coins in the first essay?

3. Who does the author's father say that Ya Ya found dead in the middle of the road?

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

5. How does the narrator's grandmother break her hip?

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