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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alive and Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their conversation in My Feelings, what does Mom do for Grandma for the first time?
(a) Say she loves her.
(b) Cry.
(c) Admit she never loved Thomas.
(d) Say thank you.

2. What does Grandma give a child on the first Halloween with Thomas?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A toaster.
(c) 200 dollars.
(d) Laitkas.

3. At the end of My Feelings, grandma receives a letter from whom?
(a) Anna.
(b) Thomas, Sr.
(c) Thomas, Jr.
(d) Oskar.

4. Where is Mom when Oskar falls asleep on the night of September 11, 2001?
(a) At ground zero.
(b) Sitting next to him.
(c) Hanging posters around town.
(d) Sedated in her bedroom.

5. Where is Oskar when Grandma finds him in My Feelings?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) In Cenntral Park.
(c) At her door.
(d) In his Dad's closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oskar suspect Feliz is lying about Agnes Black in Happiness, Happiness?

2. What does Grandma learn to become a real American?

3. What does Grandma do at Thomas Schell's studio in My Feelings?

4. What give's Grandma meaning in life after September 11, 2001?

5. What phrase does Thomas Schell point to over and over as he and Grandma cry in My Feelings?

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