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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. How does the reverend deliver his sermon in the first essay?
(a) On horseback.
(b) On television.
(c) In the woods.
(d) On a Great Dane.

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

3. What is the name of the church the author speaks of in the first essay?
(a) The Cathedral of the Sparkling Nature.
(b) The Holy Majestic Cathedral.
(c) The Roman Catholic Church.
(d) The Church of the Divine Intervention.

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

5. Where does the author's family move when he's a child?
(a) St. Louis, Missouri.
(b) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(c) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."

2. What is the name of the family in the book the author finds in "Next of Kin"?

3. What is the title of Sedaris' second essay in Naked?

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

5. What does Ya Ya live above?

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