Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Central Park - Oskar regularly plays with his grandmother in this location.

Columbian Bakery - Oskar first meets his grandfather in this location.

Cyclone - This is a favorite ride of Abe Black in Coney Island.

Dresden, Germay - Four of Oskar Schell's ancestors lived in this city until its destruction in World War II.

Empire State Building - Oskar overcomes one of his phobias by taking a tour of this location.

Frazer and Sons - Oskar makes duplicates of his mysterious key in this location.

Ground Zero - Oskar considers this location...
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