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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator's grandmother break her hip?
(a) She was hit by a truck.
(b) She tripped over her cat.
(c) She fell downstairs.
(d) She fell in the shower.

2. How much does the napkin holder made by the author weigh?
(a) Six ounces.
(b) Seven pounds.
(c) Ten pounds.
(d) Three pounds.

3. Where does the author's mother's family live?
(a) Mt. Ida, NY.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) Rochester, NY.
(d) Binghamton, NY.

4. What does the author's mother insist on doing with Ya Ya?
(a) Putting her in a nursing home.
(b) Sending her to her sister.
(c) Sending for a nurse.
(d) Putting her to sleep.

5. How does the author's father say his friend lost a foot?
(a) Using a saw.
(b) Mowing the lawn.
(c) Driving.
(d) Getting struck by lightning.

6. Which sibling of the author's holds an imaginary after school class in "Next of Kin"?
(a) Amy.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Tiffany.

7. What does the author's mother claim happened to their first cat in the first essay?
(a) It caught on fire.
(b) It killed a mouse.
(c) It committed suicide.
(d) It loved David.

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

9. What does the narrator say is his best asset in the first essay?
(a) His hair.
(b) His skin.
(c) His nose.
(d) His eyes.

10. Where does Ya Ya live in the beginning of the third essay?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Queens.
(d) Cortland.

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

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

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

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

15. How does Ya Ya start a fire while at the community living apartment?
(a) With her iron.
(b) With a cigarette.
(c) With a coffee pot.
(d) With a magnifying glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's tee does the author's father encourage Lisa to go get?

2. Who becomes Ya Ya's roommate at the private facility?

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

4. What home does Ya Ya finally end up at?

5. What does the narrator's father find in his room when he searches it?

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