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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beautiful and True.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Thomas later learn the first bombing of Dresden lasted?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Less than half an hour.
(c) More than six hours.
(d) One hour.

2. How does Oskar Schell meet Gerald Thompson in What The?
(a) Gerald is directing the school performance of Hamlet.
(b) Gerald is his Sensei in jujitsu class.
(c) Gerald is dating his mother.
(d) Gerald drives the limo to his father's funeral.

3. According to Grandma in Why I'm Not Where You Are, why did Thomas, Jr. take over the jewelry store?
(a) He had no other talents.
(b) He wanted to be like his father.
(c) He wanted to get into the diamond business.
(d) He wanted to make money.

4. What does Grandma say she wishes she could do near the end of My Feelings?
(a) She could reverse the events of the day.
(b) She could see her husband for one more night.
(c) She could trade places with her son.
(d) She could die on command.

5. What continent, according to Thomas Schell, Jr. is now the home of the Sixth Borough?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Australia.
(c) South America.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandma doing as she watches television in My Feelings?

2. Why has Oskar never met his grandfather?

3. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, what does Thomas Schell, Sr., wonder about his doppelgangers?

4. Who is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are?

5. Where in New York is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are when he meets his future wife?

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