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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dinah the Christmas Whore and Planet of the Apes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does acting bear a striking resemblance to, when done with precision, according to the author?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Lying.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

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

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

4. What inspiring visitor comes to the author's school when he is in ninth grade?
(a) A politician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An astronaut.
(d) A mime.

5. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?
(a) 921.
(b) 214.
(c) 637.
(d) 315.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the house to speak to the author's mother in the second essay?

2. What does the author's grandmother believe happened to her pet?

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

4. Near what sea is the summer camp located which the author goes to?

5. Who does the author hitchhike cross-country with, who was creating his own college major in Beat literature?

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