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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Googolplex.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the verge of losing everything in Dresden, what does Thomas imagine nourishing the trees as he walks down a road?
(a) Hope.
(b) Tears.
(c) Blood.
(d) Books.

2. Why is the coffin that Oskar and his mother bury in What The? empty?
(a) Oskar's father's body was never found.
(b) Oskar's body is being held by the police.
(c) Oskar's father has been cremated.
(d) Oskar's father requested this.

3. What advice does Thomas give Grandma regarding her memoir in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Never stop working on it.
(c) Publish it.
(d) Keep it secret.

4. 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) Fears.
(d) Regrets.

5. In Googolplex, what does Oskar invent to go under his pillow?
(a) A drain.
(b) A dictaphone.
(c) A fence.
(d) A time radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many messages from his father does Oskar Schell find on his family's answering machine in What The?

2. What question does Oskar ask his mother about Ron in Googolplex?

3. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, Thomas says he would give anything never to think of what again?

4. What logical reason does Oskar give for everyone in the world not being able to play Hamlet at the same time?

5. What command does Oskar refuse in his first jujitsu class?

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