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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Ya Ya diagnosed with in the third essay?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Diabetes.

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

6. What is the name of the sanitarium in Raleigh?
(a) Dix Hill.
(b) Bellevue.
(c) Green Willow Creek.
(d) White Castle.

7. Who does Ya Ya's roommate at the home say she is the step-sister to?
(a) Satan.
(b) The author.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Jesus Christ.

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

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

10. What color carpet does the author's father install in their living room?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

11. What is the name of the development that Ya Ya is moved to?
(a) Green Acres.
(b) Capital Towers.
(c) Johnson Assisted Living.
(d) Retirement Heaven.

12. Where is the author's father's second hiding place?
(a) The shed.
(b) The attic.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) The basement.

13. Where is the author's paternal grandmother from?
(a) Peru.
(b) Italy.
(c) Greece.
(d) Spain.

14. The person in the newspaper article was robbed of $300 and what?
(a) A clock radio.
(b) Golf clubs.
(c) A wig.
(d) A jackhammer.

15. What does the author say he wanted a home with, as opposed to a fence?
(a) A moat.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A lion.
(d) A dungeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reverend deliver his sermon in the first essay?

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

3. What kind of car has the author's father bought in the sixth essay?

4. Who does the author's mother leave a video tape for once she's passed away?

5. Where does Ya Ya live in the beginning of the third essay?

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