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

2. How many siblings does the author have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. What kind of car has the author's father bought in the sixth essay?
(a) An Alfa Romeo.
(b) A porsche.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Mercedes.

4. Who leaves a large inheritance to the author's mother?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the narrator when his grandfather died?

3. Who does the author's mother deduce would use a knife to perpetrate a crime?

4. What does the author refer to his minister as in the first essay?

5. How much does the napkin holder made by the author weigh?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after the golf tournament in "Women's Open"?

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

4. What does "Dix Hill" refer to? Why is this fascinating to the author?

5. Describe the family's participation at church as detailed in "Chipped Beef."

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

7. Where is Ya Ya from, and how do she and David's mother feel about each other?

8. What does David's mother insist he stop doing to the cat? Why?

9. What does Miss Chestnut scold David for in "A Plague of Tics"?

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

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