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

2. What is the author's father's name?
(a) John.
(b) Michael.
(c) David.
(d) Lou.

3. What is the title of Sedaris' second essay in Naked?
(a) The Women's Open.
(b) A Plague of Tics.
(c) The Dragon in the Basement.
(d) Chipped Beef.

4. What does the author's father collect in a goldfish bowl for good luck?
(a) Golf tees.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Golf balls.

5. The person in the newspaper article was robbed of $300 and what?
(a) A clock radio.
(b) A wig.
(c) A jackhammer.
(d) Golf clubs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does "Cyclops" refer to in Naked?

4. Where does the author hide for his "stakeout" in "True Detective"?

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

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