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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the author's mother and older sister share a love for?
(a) Detectives.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Monster movies.
(d) Romance novels.

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

5. What kind of car has the author's father bought in the sixth essay?
(a) An Alfa Romeo.
(b) A Mercedes.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A porsche.

6. What is the name of the patient who was a paranoid Tuscan?
(a) Paola.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Dixie.

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

8. Where does the author's father store his money in the dresser?
(a) A bag.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A kneesock.
(d) A coin box.

9. How much money is stolen from the author's father's dresser drawer in "True Detective"?
(a) $20.
(b) $40.
(c) $200.
(d) $112.

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

11. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."
(a) Remarrying.
(b) Pregnant.
(c) Crying.
(d) Divorced.

12. Who stabs the author in the eye with a pencil?
(a) Tiffany.
(b) Amy.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Lisa.

13. What does the author say his mother's profile is featured on in the first essay?
(a) The penny.
(b) Revlon cosmetics ads.
(c) The monorail token.
(d) The quarter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator when his grandfather died?

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

3. Where does the author's mother's family live?

4. Who is the only one in the household who seemed to enjoy the childrens' golf bags?

5. What class does the narrator take when he is in junior high?

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