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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 does Jimmy do backstage that angers Oskar in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) He calls Oskar a spaz.
(b) He intentionally makes Oskar miss his entrance.
(c) He pushes Milch.
(d) He makes fun of Grandma.

2. What does Thomas do every day before going to the airport in New York?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Pretend to read Grandma's blank pages.
(c) Sing an aria.
(d) Write a letter to Anna.

3. How does Thomas burn the skin off his hands in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) He grabs hold of a smothering corpse.
(b) He touches a hot doorknob.
(c) He runs through a curtain of fire.
(d) He falls into a pubble of burning fuel.

4. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?
(a) That she loves him.
(b) How grandpa petted every animal he saw.
(c) How much she misses Germany.
(d) That he is a blessing from God.

5. Which famous person sends a form letter to Oskar Schell at the end of The Only Animal?
(a) Weird Al Yankovich.
(b) Stephen Hawking.
(c) Kofi Annan.
(d) Paul McCartney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a word that Oskar thinks would have been on his father's file card?

2. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are talking when he begins losing the ability to speak?

3. What does Oskar always say in response to Grandma calling his name?

4. In Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots, what does each nail in A.R. Black's bed represent?

5. Who is the only character to attend every performance of Hamlet in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?

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