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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sixth Borough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following functions is not one that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are uses his old books for?
(a) Donations to schools.
(b) Paperweights.
(c) Doorstops.
(d) Lining for birdcages.

2. What does Grandma notice about Thomas's clothes in My Feelings?
(a) They are out of season.
(b) They are from the fifties.
(c) They are strangely formal.
(d) They are muddy.

3. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?
(a) How grandpa petted every animal he saw.
(b) How much she misses Germany.
(c) That he is a blessing from God.
(d) That she loves him.

4. What is written on key Oskar finds in Googolplex?
(a) Black.
(b) Secret.
(c) Schell.
(d) P.O. 254.

5. What is the last thing Grandma says to Oskar in My Feelings?
(a) I love you.
(b) Your best friend.
(c) Everything works out.
(d) Don't go away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Thomas later learn the first bombing of Dresden lasted?

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

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

4. What stylistically is noticeable about this chapter, Why I'm Not Where You Are?

5. What does the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are do with the notebook that has "ha ha ha!" in it?

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