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

2. During their conversation in My Feelings, what does Mom do for Grandma for the first time?
(a) Say she loves her.
(b) Admit she never loved Thomas.
(c) Cry.
(d) Say thank you.

3. Which direction direction does the long jumper run across Manhattan in preparation for his jump to the Sixth Borough?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) East.

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

5. What request does the woman in Why I'm Not Where You Are make of the narrator?
(a) That he marry her.
(b) That he smile for her.
(c) That he buy her a coffee.
(d) That he kiss her.

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. What does Albert Black do for a living?

3. Which of the following functions is not one that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are uses his old books for?

4. What does Thomas say he is going to do when he leaves the apartment in My Feelings?

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

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