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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 object does Oskar discover when he enters Grandma's apartment in Alive and Alone?
(a) The old telephone.
(b) A bundle of letters.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) A photo album.

2. Why has Oskar never met his grandfather?
(a) He died in World War Two.
(b) He refuses to see anyone.
(c) He left his grandmother.
(d) He stayed in Europe after the War.

3. How many times do Anna and Thomas miss each other before finding each other in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) 25.
(b) 6.
(c) 100.
(d) 14.

4. Who is the first person to call Grandma after the planes his the Towers in My Feelings?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Thomas, Sr.
(c) Mom.
(d) Dad.

5. According to Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are, what increased in number as he and Grandma's marriage developed?
(a) Regrets.
(b) Rules.
(c) Fears.
(d) Kisses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mom when Oskar falls asleep on the night of September 11, 2001?

2. What does Grandma do at Thomas Schell's studio in My Feelings?

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

4. What is the only reason Grandma comes into Thomas's guest room the first two months that he is there?

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

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