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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Beatles song does Oskar recall his father whistling?
(a) Let It Be.
(b) I Am the Walrus.
(c) Something.
(d) Bungalo Bill.

2. Which of the following is not an adjective that Anna uses to describe kissing in My Feelings?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Wet.
(c) Warm.
(d) Scary.

3. What does Thomas say he is going to do when he leaves the apartment in My Feelings?
(a) He is going to get breakfast.
(b) He is going to buy her magazines.
(c) He is going to help Oskar in his quest.
(d) He is leaving her.

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

5. What does Grandma do at Thomas Schell's studio in My Feelings?
(a) She writes poems for him.
(b) She feeds his animals.
(c) She cooks for him.
(d) She poses for him.

6. Where does Grandma catch up with Thomas in My Feelings?
(a) Central Park.
(b) The Columbian Bakery.
(c) The cemetary.
(d) The airport.

7. In which borough does Aaron Black live?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

8. What does Thomas tell Grandma he has not done since coming to America in My Feelings?
(a) Spoken.
(b) Made a sculture.
(c) Kissed a woman.
(d) Slept.

9. Where in Brooklyn does Abe Black live?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Crown Heights.
(c) Coney Island.
(d) Park Slope.

10. What is the last thing Grandma says to Oskar in My Feelings?
(a) Your best friend.
(b) Everything works out.
(c) I love you.
(d) Don't go away.

11. What is significant about Grandma's Dresden and Thomas dreams in My Feelings?
(a) She experiences them outside her body.
(b) They happen in reverse.
(c) Oskar is in them.
(d) They only consist of brief snapshots.

12. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, what does Thomas Schell, Sr., wonder about his doppelgangers?
(a) If they have made the same mistakes as he.
(b) If they are lonely.
(c) If they are in America.
(d) If they know they are doppelgangers.

13. What words does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black define her in The Only Animal?
(a) Super nice.
(b) Incredibly beautiful.
(c) Perky and punctual.
(d) Old and wise.

14. What nationality is the prisoner that writes Grandma as a girl?
(a) Cambodian.
(b) Russian.
(c) Turkish.
(d) Armenian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What command does Oskar refuse in his first jujitsu class?

2. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?

3. How does Thomas find Anna shortly before the bombing in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

4. What is the last word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are is able to speak?

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

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