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

2. Why does Oskar excuse himself to A.R. Black's bathroom in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) He is wants to call his mother.
(b) He feels like he may cry.
(c) He likes the decor of the house.
(d) He has to use the bathroom.

3. In Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots, what does each nail in A.R. Black's bed represent?
(a) A day since his wife died.
(b) A person who died on September 11th.
(c) A night he has not slept.
(d) A photo he has published.

4. What happens in Heavy Boots-Heavier Boots that starts A.R. Black's crying?
(a) Birds fly by his window.
(b) He stumps his toe.
(c) The lights go out in his apartment.
(d) A Neil Sedaka song comes on the radio.

5. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are talking when he begins losing the ability to speak?
(a) His brother.
(b) A waiter.
(c) No one.
(d) A customs official.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Grandma and Thomas call the places in their apartment where they can be alone?

2. Where does Oskar decide he wants to keep everything he loves at the end of Googolplex?

3. Where in Brooklyn does Abe Black live?

4. Which of the following functions is not one that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are uses his old books for?

5. How many survivors, including Thomas, are recovered by soldiers after the bombing in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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