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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. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?
(a) School.
(b) America.
(c) Retail.
(d) This planet.

2. What is the last thing that the narrator writes to the woman in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) No, thank you.
(b) I love you.
(c) Help.
(d) Ha ha ha.

3. How many messages from his father does Oskar Schell find on his family's answering machine in What The?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) None.

4. How does Thomas find Anna shortly before the bombing in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) He runs into her on the road.
(b) He finds her in Switzerland.
(c) He finds her in a prison camp.
(d) He waits in her house.

5. How does Oskar Schell meet Gerald Thompson in What The?
(a) Gerald drives the limo to his father's funeral.
(b) Gerald is dating his mother.
(c) Gerald is his Sensei in jujitsu class.
(d) Gerald is directing the school performance of Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the coffin that Oskar and his mother bury in What The? empty?

2. What does Grandma's life story consist of in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

3. Who wrote Oskar's favorite book?

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

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

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