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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. Where is Mom when Oskar falls asleep on the night of September 11, 2001?
(a) Hanging posters around town.
(b) Sitting next to him.
(c) At ground zero.
(d) Sedated in her bedroom.

2. What does Albert Black do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Events planner.
(d) Actor.

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

4. What does Thomas say to Anna to try to comfort her about her father in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) He will talk to her father.
(b) The war will be over soon.
(c) Her father is a silly fool.
(d) He wants to marry her.

5. Which of the following is not something Grandma remembers as she sits with Oskar in My Feelings?
(a) The bombs falling in Dresden.
(b) Anna kissing her.
(c) Father pinching her cheeks.
(d) Mary jumping on a bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the letter that Grandma's own grandmother gives her in My Feelings?

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

3. Why is Oskar nervous about meeting Ruth Black?

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

5. What natural occurrence does Ruth Black talk about in Alive and Alone?

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