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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Get Yer Ya-ya's Out and Next of Kin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Putting her to sleep.
(d) Sending for a nurse.

2. Where was the narrator/author born?
(a) Endicott, New York.
(b) Queens, New York.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Brooklyn, New York.

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

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

5. What does the author refer to his minister as in the first essay?
(a) An orthodox.
(b) A clown.
(c) A tippler.
(d) A reformer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's eldest sister's name?

2. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?

3. What is the author's mother's name?

4. Who does the author say wants to design a lunar module based on the shape of his skull?

5. What does the author say his mother's profile is featured on in the first essay?

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