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

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 is the first business that Oskar consults about the key in Googolplex?
(a) The family accountant.
(b) A locksmith.
(c) An art store.
(d) His father's jewelry store.

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

4. Which famous British actor is pictured in the photos of Stuff That Happened to Me in Googolplex?
(a) Oliver Reed.
(b) Laurence Olivier.
(c) Ralph Richardson.
(d) John Geilgud.

5. 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) Writes on his arm.
(c) Walks way abruptly.
(d) Finds a fitting message on an earlier page.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?

2. How does Oskar Schell meet Gerald Thompson in What The?

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

4. What is the last thing that the narrator writes to the woman in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

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