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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person to call Grandma after the planes his the Towers in My Feelings?
(a) Dad.
(b) Oskar.
(c) Mom.
(d) Thomas, Sr.

2. What does Grandma say she wishes she could do near the end of My Feelings?
(a) She could reverse the events of the day.
(b) She could trade places with her son.
(c) She could see her husband for one more night.
(d) She could die on command.

3. Which of the following is not a word that Oskar thinks would have been on his father's file card?
(a) Copy editor.
(b) Philanthropist.
(c) Jeweler.
(d) Atheist.

4. Where does Grandma catch up with Thomas in My Feelings?
(a) The cemetary.
(b) The airport.
(c) Central Park.
(d) The Columbian Bakery.

5. What is the only color that Oskar will wear?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are talking when he begins losing the ability to speak?

2. According to Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are, what increased in number as he and Grandma's marriage developed?

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

4. In Googolplex, what does Oskar invent to go under his pillow?

5. What does Thomas tell Grandma he has not done since coming to America in My Feelings?

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