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

2. How does the reverend deliver his sermon in the first essay?
(a) On horseback.
(b) On a Great Dane.
(c) On television.
(d) In the woods.

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

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

5. What does Ya Ya live above?
(a) A Wal-Mart.
(b) A candy store.
(c) An arcade.
(d) A pharmacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author's father say that Ya Ya found dead in the middle of the road?

2. Where does the narrator say his family sits in the church in the first essay?

3. What is Ya Ya's recently deceased pet?

4. Where was the narrator/author born?

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

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