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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator say his family sits in the church in the first essay?
(a) The first row.
(b) The awning.
(c) The balcony.
(d) The last row.

3. What does the narrator do with his shoe obsessively in the second essay?
(a) Crosses himself with it.
(b) Cradles it.
(c) Taps his head.
(d) Throws it at peers.

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

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 true detective.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A fugitive.
(d) A sensitive loner.

6. How does the narrator's grandmother break her hip?
(a) She fell in the shower.
(b) She tripped over her cat.
(c) She was hit by a truck.
(d) She fell downstairs.

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

8. Who does the author's father say that Ya Ya found dead in the middle of the road?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

9. What is the name of the church the author speaks of in the first essay?
(a) The Holy Majestic Cathedral.
(b) The Roman Catholic Church.
(c) The Cathedral of the Sparkling Nature.
(d) The Church of the Divine Intervention.

10. Where does the author hide for his "stakeout" in "True Detective"?
(a) His father's bathroom.
(b) The attic.
(c) His closet.
(d) His father's closet.

11. What is the narrator obsessed with licking in the second essay?
(a) A light bulb.
(b) A rock.
(c) A light switch.
(d) His nose.

12. What does the author's mother run over while taking him home from play practice?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A dog.
(c) A child.
(d) A cat.

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

14. What is the name of the author's father's friend with the missing eye?
(a) John.
(b) Wilbur.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Frank.

15. Who is the only one in the household who seemed to enjoy the childrens' golf bags?
(a) David.
(b) The cat.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Their mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lisa complain is hurting her in "The Women's Open"?

2. How many siblings does the author have?

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

4. What is the Cyclops' occupation?

5. Who becomes Ya Ya's roommate at the private facility?

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