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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (4/12/78).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Oskar's mother.
(b) Thomas Schell, Jr.
(c) Thomas Schell, Sr.
(d) Oskar Schell.

2. What lie does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black in The Only Animal?
(a) He is her nephew.
(b) He is selling magazine subscriptions.
(c) He has diabetes.
(d) He is 14.

3. Who is the only character to attend every performance of Hamlet in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) Oskar's Mother.
(b) Abby Black.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Stan.

4. What does Oskar keep under his bed and listen to at night?
(a) A music box.
(b) A phone.
(c) A Beatles record.
(d) A personal tape recorder.

5. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, what news can Thomas not bring himself to tell Grandma about her father?
(a) He was killed in the bombing.
(b) He left his wife to die in the flames.
(c) He commited suicide.
(d) He was collaborating with the Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oskar excuse himself to A.R. Black's bathroom in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?

2. What word does A.R. Black cross out on his file card?

3. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are writing?

4. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?

5. How long does Thomas later learn the first bombing of Dresden lasted?

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