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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) Crying.
(b) Remarrying.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Pregnant.

2. What is the Cyclops' occupation?
(a) DJ.
(b) Tie salesman.
(c) News editor.
(d) Shoe salesman.

3. Where does the author's family move when he's a child?
(a) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. What does the author say he has to tie over his eyes to sleep at night in the first essay?
(a) A sash.
(b) A sock.
(c) A mask.
(d) A bandana.

5. What does the author refer to his minister as in the first essay?
(a) A tippler.
(b) A reformer.
(c) An orthodox.
(d) A clown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author's father vehemently object to the author moving?

2. Who does Ya Ya's roommate at the home say she is the step-sister to?

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

4. How old is the narrator when his grandfather died?

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

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