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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beautiful and True.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are writing?
(a) His dead wife.
(b) Himself.
(c) His mother.
(d) His unborn son.

2. In Why I'm Not Where Your Are, how does Thomas Schell get from the airport to Grandma's building?
(a) He takes a taxi.
(b) He walks.
(c) He takes a shuttle bus.
(d) He rents a car.

3. How does Thomas Schell, Sr., describe his son's voice on the September 11th messages?
(a) Sad.
(b) Scared.
(c) Loving.
(d) Calm.

4. How long does A.R. help in the search before giving up in Alive and Alone?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grandma, you cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from what?

2. Who wrote Oskar's favorite book?

3. In The Only Animal, what does Oskar say elephants may have?

4. What is the first business that Oskar consults about the key in Googolplex?

5. Which of the following questions is not one that Oskar asks himself as he imagines a 9/11 type scenario in Alive and Alone?

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