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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 fence.
(d) A time radio.

2. 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 a prison camp.
(c) He finds her in Switzerland.
(d) He waits in her house.

3. What does Mom ask Grandma to do when she calls her in My Feelings?
(a) Watch Oskar.
(b) Put up posters with her son's picture.
(c) Close the jewelry store.
(d) Try to contact Thomas, Jr.

4. What lie does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black in The Only Animal?
(a) He is 14.
(b) He is her nephew.
(c) He has diabetes.
(d) He is selling magazine subscriptions.

5. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are talking when he begins losing the ability to speak?
(a) A customs official.
(b) A waiter.
(c) His brother.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Thomas give Grandma regarding her memoir in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

2. Which of the following is the first word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are loses?

3. Who did the killer in My Feelings murder?

4. What does Grandma say she wishes she could do near the end of My Feelings?

5. What does the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are do when he runs out of pages while talking to someone?

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