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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (9/11/03).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandma's life story consist of in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Scrawled pictures.
(b) Excerpts from other novels.
(c) Blank pages.
(d) Single words.

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

3. Which two career paths does Allen Black imagine for his son in Happiness, Happiness?
(a) Brain surgeon or lawyer.
(b) Basketball star or senator.
(c) Architect or stock trader.
(d) Famous actor or restauranteur.

4. What is Grandma doing as she watches television in My Feelings?
(a) Typing her autobiography.
(b) Dozing off.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Mending a shirt.

5. What words does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black define her in The Only Animal?
(a) Old and wise.
(b) Super nice.
(c) Perky and punctual.
(d) Incredibly beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oskar think is "grody" about the story of The Sixth Borough?

2. Which of the following is not something Grandma remembers as she sits with Oskar in My Feelings?

3. Which direction direction does the long jumper run across Manhattan in preparation for his jump to the Sixth Borough?

4. What is the only object that Grandma has to remind her of her father?

5. Why does Oskar want to know how his father died?

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