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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the sanitarium in Raleigh?
(a) White Castle.
(b) Green Willow Creek.
(c) Dix Hill.
(d) Bellevue.

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

4. How old is the narrator when his grandfather died?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

5. What color carpet does the author's father install in their living room?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

6. Where does the author's father store his money in the dresser?
(a) A bag.
(b) A coin box.
(c) A wallet.
(d) A kneesock.

7. Who does the author's mother deduce would use a knife to perpetrate a crime?
(a) A drug addict.
(b) A burglar.
(c) A child.
(d) A chef.

8. What kind of brand-new car was stolen the previous week from a couple in Pamlico in "True Detective"?
(a) An Alfa Romeo.
(b) A Volkswagon.
(c) A Ford Mustang.
(d) A Jeep.

9. Who does the author say he is considering asking to wax his coins in the first essay?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) The servants.
(d) His brother.

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

11. How does Ya Ya start a fire while at the community living apartment?
(a) With a cigarette.
(b) With her iron.
(c) With a coffee pot.
(d) With a magnifying glass.

12. How much money is stolen from the author's father's dresser drawer in "True Detective"?
(a) $200.
(b) $20.
(c) $40.
(d) $112.

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

14. What is the name of the development that Ya Ya is moved to?
(a) Capital Towers.
(b) Green Acres.
(c) Retirement Heaven.
(d) Johnson Assisted Living.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ya Ya diagnosed with in the third essay?

2. What has happened to the narrator's sisters in the first essay?

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

4. What kind of car has the author's father bought in the sixth essay?

5. What does Ya Ya live above?

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