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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Something for Everyone and Ashes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near what sea is the summer camp located which the author goes to?
(a) The Ionian Sea.
(b) The Red Sea.
(c) The Balkan Sea.
(d) The Asiatic Sea.

2. What does the narrator's mother wish to have done with her remains?
(a) Dumped in the ocean.
(b) Buried in New York.
(c) Cremated.
(d) Buried in a wood box.

3. Where was the narrator/author born?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Endicott, New York.

4. What does the author's grandmother refer to his mother as?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) The girl.
(c) Love bug.
(d) That woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the boy who sleeps in the bunk below David at camp?

3. What is the author's mother's name?

4. What is the name of the prostitute that Lisa brings back to the Sedaris home?

5. What do Lisa and her husband share a deep commitment to?

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