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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 does Grandma do at Thomas Schell's studio in My Feelings?
(a) She poses for him.
(b) She writes poems for him.
(c) She cooks for him.
(d) She feeds his animals.

2. What is the only object Thomas retrieves in the rubble of Dresden?
(a) His favorit tie.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His copy of Ovid's Metamorphosis.
(d) His typewriter.

3. Why is Oskar nervous about meeting Ruth Black?
(a) She lives way out in Staten Island.
(b) She lives atop a skyscraper.
(c) He hasn't gone alone to an apartment in some time.
(d) He worries he does not look his best.

4. Which of the following is a borough of New York that Oskar determines he has never visited at the beginning of The Sixth Borough?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

5. To whom is Thomas writing Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Anna.
(c) His unborn son.
(d) Oskar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Grandma secretly spy on Thomas in My Feelings?

2. Why is Oskall Shell home alone on September 11, 2001?

3. What does Thomas tell Grandma he has not done since coming to America in My Feelings?

4. What French expression does Oskar repeatedly use to refer to his mother?

5. What does Oskar think is "grody" about the story of The Sixth Borough?

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