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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (9/11/03).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Oskar nervous about meeting Ruth Black?
(a) He hasn't gone alone to an apartment in some time.
(b) He worries he does not look his best.
(c) She lives way out in Staten Island.
(d) She lives atop a skyscraper.

2. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?
(a) America.
(b) Retail.
(c) This planet.
(d) School.

3. What object does Oskar discover when he enters Grandma's apartment in Alive and Alone?
(a) A bundle of letters.
(b) The old telephone.
(c) A photo album.
(d) A typewriter.

4. What is the only object Thomas retrieves in the rubble of Dresden?
(a) His typewriter.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His favorit tie.
(d) His copy of Ovid's Metamorphosis.

5. Who in Grandma's family begins a mental collapse as the war approaches?
(a) Her brother .
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Thomas writing Why I'm Not Where You Are?

2. What does Oskar always say in response to Grandma calling his name?

3. Which of the following is not an adjective that Anna uses to describe kissing in My Feelings?

4. Which best describes the location of the Sixth Borough?

5. What does Thomas say he is going to do when he leaves the apartment in My Feelings?

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