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

2. What does the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are do when he runs out of pages while talking to someone?
(a) Scrawls out letters in the air with his finger.
(b) Walks way abruptly.
(c) Finds a fitting message on an earlier page.
(d) Writes on his arm.

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

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

5. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, what does Thomas Schell, Sr., wonder about his doppelgangers?
(a) If they are in America.
(b) If they have made the same mistakes as he.
(c) If they know they are doppelgangers.
(d) If they are lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?

2. What is the last word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are is able to speak?

3. What adjective does Oskar Schell use to describe September 11, 2001?

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

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

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