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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose hand does Oskar squeeze on his way to the top of the Empire State Building in Alive and Alone?
(a) A.R. Black's.
(b) Grandma's.
(c) Thomas Schell, Sr.'s.
(d) Ruth Black's.

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

3. In his fourth message, what does Dad say the people in his tower are doing?
(a) They are holding each other.
(b) They are bashing out windows.
(c) They are going to the roof.
(d) They are jumping from the building.

4. Which of the following questions is not one that Oskar asks himself as he imagines a 9/11 type scenario in Alive and Alone?
(a) Would he jump or burn to death?
(b) What would he say to the last person he called?
(c) Will he see it coming?
(d) Who would he call?

5. What noises do the students make at the end of Oskar's presentation in Happiness, Happiness?
(a) Barfing noises.
(b) Fart sounds.
(c) Boos.
(d) Coughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guard, Grandma's uncle, and the killer in My Feelings have in common?

2. Which two career paths does Allen Black imagine for his son in Happiness, Happiness?

3. What does Grandma notice about Thomas's clothes in My Feelings?

4. What nationality is the prisoner that writes Grandma as a girl?

5. How long is the letter that Grandma's own grandmother gives her in My Feelings?

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