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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (5/21/63).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following functions is not one that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are uses his old books for?
(a) Paperweights.
(b) Doorstops.
(c) Donations to schools.
(d) Lining for birdcages.

2. What advice does Thomas give Grandma regarding her memoir in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Never stop working on it.
(b) Publish it.
(c) Keep it secret.
(d) Burn it.

3. On the verge of losing everything in Dresden, what does Thomas imagine nourishing the trees as he walks down a road?
(a) Tears.
(b) Blood.
(c) Hope.
(d) Books.

4. According to Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are, what increased in number as he and Grandma's marriage developed?
(a) Kisses.
(b) Regrets.
(c) Fears.
(d) Rules.

5. Why is the coffin that Oskar and his mother bury in What The? empty?
(a) Oskar's body is being held by the police.
(b) Oskar's father requested this.
(c) Oskar's father has been cremated.
(d) Oskar's father's body was never found.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does the woman in Why I'm Not Where You Are make of the narrator?

2. Why is Oskall Shell home alone on September 11, 2001?

3. What does Thomas do every day before going to the airport in New York?

4. What is the first written single page message in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

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