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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) Jesus Christ.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Satan.
(d) The author.

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

3. What does the narrator do with his shoe obsessively in the second essay?
(a) Crosses himself with it.
(b) Taps his head.
(c) Cradles it.
(d) Throws it at peers.

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

5. What does the author's grandmother believe happened to her pet?
(a) It committed suicide.
(b) It was eaten by a cat.
(c) It was run over.
(d) It caught on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does the author have?

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

3. What do the narrator and his brother come to view their grandmother as?

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

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

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