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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author's mother insist on doing with Ya Ya?
(a) Sending her to her sister.
(b) Putting her in a nursing home.
(c) Sending for a nurse.
(d) Putting her to sleep.

3. Who calls the rent house where the narrator's family lived, "our own little corner of hell"?
(a) Himself.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

4. What do the author's mother and older sister share a love for?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) Detectives.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Monster movies.

5. What does the narrator say his sister Lisa wouldn't know "if he crawled into her lap with a fistful of daisies"?
(a) A criminal.
(b) A fugitive.
(c) A sensitive loner.
(d) A true detective.

6. What is the name of the family in the book the author finds in "Next of Kin"?
(a) The Whitmores.
(b) The Jacksons.
(c) The Rivers.
(d) The Waltons.

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

8. What does Lisa complain is hurting her in "The Women's Open"?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her legs.

9. Which sibling of the author's holds an imaginary after school class in "Next of Kin"?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Amy.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Tiffany.

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

11. Where is the author's paternal grandmother from?
(a) Peru.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Greece.

12. What does the narrator say is his best asset in the first essay?
(a) His nose.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His skin.
(d) His hair.

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

14. Who becomes Ya Ya's roommate at the private facility?
(a) Mrs. Thomson.
(b) Mrs. Denardo.
(c) Mrs. Eldridge.
(d) Mrs. Wilkinson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the church the author speaks of in the first essay?

2. What is the name of the author's father's friend with the missing eye?

3. Who does the author's mother leave a video tape for once she's passed away?

4. Where is the author's father's second hiding place?

5. Where does the author's mother's family live?

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