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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the author's eldest sister's name?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Amy.
(d) Sarah.

3. Who receives a BB gun for his 12th birthday?
(a) The author.
(b) The author's nephew.
(c) The author's neighbor.
(d) The author's brother.

4. Who does the author say wants to design a lunar module based on the shape of his skull?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Italians.
(d) NASA.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."

3. What does the narrator's father find in his room when he searches it?

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

5. Who stabs the author in the eye with a pencil?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was David's father brought up? How is his mother's cooking described?

2. When does Ya Ya die? How does the family react?

3. Why does David discover his mother sobbing in the bathroom in "Chipped Beef"? What is his consolation?

4. What is David's father's obsession? Where does he take them in "Women's Open"?

5. How does Ya Ya feel about her grandchildren? How do they feel about her?

6. What does David's father warn his children about, and how?

7. What is the first mystery in "True Detective"? How is it solved?

8. Why are the narrator's sisters kidnapped in "Chipped Beef"? How do his parents react?

9. What is the second household mystery in "True Detective"? What is the backlash the author finds himself in?

10. What does Lisa complain about in "Women's Open"? How does her father react?

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