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

3. Who does "Ya Ya" refer to?
(a) The author's mother.
(b) The author's dog.
(c) The author's girlfriend.
(d) The author's grandmother.

4. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?
(a) 315.
(b) 214.
(c) 637.
(d) 921.

5. What do the narrator and his brother come to view their grandmother as?
(a) A mummy.
(b) An embarassment.
(c) A clown.
(d) An ATM machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he has to tie over his eyes to sleep at night in the first essay?

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

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

4. What is the narrator obsessed with licking in the second essay?

5. What is the name of the development that Ya Ya is moved to?

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