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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through True Detective and Dix Hill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author's mother claim happened to their first cat in the first essay?
(a) It caught on fire.
(b) It loved David.
(c) It killed a mouse.
(d) It committed suicide.

2. Where does the author's mother's family live?
(a) Philadelphia, PA.
(b) Binghamton, NY.
(c) Mt. Ida, NY.
(d) Rochester, NY.

3. What has one of the household members taken to using as toilet paper in "True Detective"?
(a) T-shirts.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Kleenex.
(d) Bath towels.

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

5. What does the narrator say his sister Lisa wouldn't know "if he crawled into her lap with a fistful of daisies"?
(a) A fugitive.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A true detective.
(d) A sensitive loner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist in "The Fugitive," which the author regularly checks in on?

2. What does the author's mother run over while taking him home from play practice?

3. What does the author use to dye his hair in "True Detective"?

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

5. What does the author say he wanted a home with, as opposed to a fence?

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