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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two career paths does Allen Black imagine for his son in Happiness, Happiness?
(a) Brain surgeon or lawyer.
(b) Architect or stock trader.
(c) Famous actor or restauranteur.
(d) Basketball star or senator.

2. Where does Grandma secretly spy on Thomas in My Feelings?
(a) The airport.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The Columbian Bakery.
(d) The bus.

3. Which of the following acquaintances is not one that Grandma asks for a letter sample in My Feelings?
(a) Her piano teacher.
(b) Her gardener.
(c) Her father.
(d) A schoolmate.

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

5. In My Feelings, Thomas is unable to answer what he and Grandma are, between which two things?
(a) Lovers or Siblings.
(b) Good or Bad.
(c) Something or Nothing.
(d) Together or Apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grandma douse a pile of Thomas's books in My Feelings?

2. Which famous person declines to look at a letter of recommendation in Happiness, Happiness?

3. What does the interviewee at the beginning of Happiness, Happiness call for at the end of his story?

4. Why does A.R. Black have to speak to the woman at Agnes Black's building for Oskar?

5. Where is Grandma when she writes the letter in My Feelings?

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