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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 does Ya Ya's roommate at the home say she is the step-sister to?
(a) The author.
(b) Satan.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The Pope.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the family in the book the author finds in "Next of Kin"?
(a) The Rivers.
(b) The Waltons.
(c) The Jacksons.
(d) The Whitmores.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ya Ya live in the beginning of the third essay?

2. What does the author say his mother's profile is featured on in the first essay?

3. What is Ya Ya diagnosed with in the third essay?

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

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

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