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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oskar suspect Feliz is lying about Agnes Black in Happiness, Happiness?
(a) They lived in the same building.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She did not know his father.
(d) She has no children.

2. Why does Oskar agree to see Dr. Fein in Happiness, Happiness?
(a) His allowance depends on it.
(b) Grandma says she likes Dr. Fein.
(c) He wants abreak from the quest.
(d) His mother begs him.

3. What give's Grandma meaning in life after September 11, 2001?
(a) The hope that her husband may return.
(b) Her son's widow's calls.
(c) Oskar's presence.
(d) The hope her son might be alive.

4. Where is Mom when Oskar falls asleep on the night of September 11, 2001?
(a) Sitting next to him.
(b) At ground zero.
(c) Sedated in her bedroom.
(d) Hanging posters around town.

5. Which of the following is not something that Thomas Schell takes pictures of in My Feelings?
(a) The sky.
(b) The undersides of bookshelves.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Doorknobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Agnes Black Die on September 11, 2001?

2. Where do Grandma and Thomas go before coming home on their final night together?

3. Where is Oskar when Grandma finds him in My Feelings?

4. Who is the first person to call Grandma after the planes his the Towers in My Feelings?

5. What natural occurrence does Ruth Black talk about in Alive and Alone?

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