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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 is the author's eldest sister's name?
(a) Amy.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Sarah.

2. Who does "Ya Ya" refer to?
(a) The author's girlfriend.
(b) The author's mother.
(c) The author's dog.
(d) The author's grandmother.

3. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."
(a) Pregnant.
(b) Remarrying.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Crying.

4. What home does Ya Ya finally end up at?
(a) Mayflower.
(b) Mayview.
(c) Blue Skies.
(d) Green Gardens.

5. What is Ya Ya diagnosed with in the third essay?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ya Ya start a fire while at the community living apartment?

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

3. Where does the author's family move when he's a child?

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

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

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