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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Only Animal.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Grandma, you cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from what?
(a) Love.
(b) Hapinness.
(c) Growth.
(d) Life.

3. What is the only object that Grandma has to remind her of her father?
(a) His cane.
(b) His hat.
(c) A letter from him.
(d) A photo of him in Berlin.

4. Who wrote Oskar's favorite book?
(a) Stephen Hawking.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Honore de Balzac.
(d) Michael Crichton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What give's Grandma meaning in life after September 11, 2001?

3. Which Beatles song does Oskar recall his father whistling?

4. What does Oskar keep under his bed and listen to at night?

5. What idea does Grandma have for her and Thomas's relationship in My Feelings?

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