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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (9/11/03).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What French expression does Oskar repeatedly use to refer to his mother?
(a) D'est la vie.
(b) La vie en rose.
(c) Raison d'etre.
(d) Bon vivante.

3. What does Grandma's life story consist of in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Excerpts from other novels.
(b) Blank pages.
(c) Scrawled pictures.
(d) Single words.

4. What is the only reason Grandma comes into Thomas's guest room the first two months that he is there?
(a) To yell at him.
(b) To clean.
(c) To make love.
(d) To collect rent.

5. What does Grandma learn to become a real American?
(a) State capitals.
(b) The National Anthem.
(c) Idioms.
(d) Baseball players.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Oskar particularly compelled by the renter when they meet in Alive and Alone?

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

3. What logical reason does Oskar give for everyone in the world not being able to play Hamlet at the same time?

4. What does the interviewee at the beginning of Happiness, Happiness call for at the end of his story?

5. What is the only object that Grandma has to remind her of her father?

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