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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (5/21/63).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, Thomas says he would give anything never to think of what again?
(a) His sculptures.
(b) Dresden.
(c) America.
(d) Anna.

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

3. Which of the following is not a function Oskar Schell imagines for his talking teapot in What The?
(a) Sings Yellow Submarine.
(b) Recites Hamlet.
(c) Speaks like his father.
(d) Sounds like a train.

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

5. Which Beatles song does Oskar recall his father whistling?
(a) Let It Be.
(b) Bungalo Bill.
(c) Something.
(d) I Am the Walrus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first written single page message in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

2. Who is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

4. What does the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are do with the notebook that has "ha ha ha!" in it?

5. Where in New York is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are when he meets his future wife?

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