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

2. What is Ya Ya diagnosed with in the third essay?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

3. The author writes in "True Detective," that to listen to his mother you'd have thought the streets of Raleigh were crawling with what?
(a) Heroin addicts.
(b) Zombies.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Detectives.

4. What denomination is the money in Lou Sedaris' dresser drawer?
(a) Twenties.
(b) One-dollar bills.
(c) Tens.
(d) Silver dollars.

5. What does the author say his mother's profile is featured on in the first essay?
(a) Revlon cosmetics ads.
(b) The monorail token.
(c) The penny.
(d) The quarter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of brand-new car was stolen the previous week from a couple in Pamlico in "True Detective"?

2. What is the Cyclops' occupation?

3. What is Ya Ya's recently deceased pet?

4. Who is the only one in the household who seemed to enjoy the childrens' golf bags?

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

(see the answer key)

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