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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Thomas Schell as he writes in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Montevideo.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Toronto.

2. According to Grandma in Why I'm Not Where You Are, why did Thomas, Jr. take over the jewelry store?
(a) He had no other talents.
(b) He wanted to make money.
(c) He wanted to get into the diamond business.
(d) He wanted to be like his father.

3. Why does Oskar want to know how his father died?
(a) So that they can put it on the death certificate.
(b) So he will know what to tell people.
(c) So he can stop inventing ways.
(d) So he can stop having nightmares.

4. What type of lock does the key go with?
(a) A door.
(b) A safety deposit box.
(c) A large chest.
(d) An old automobile.

5. What does Grandma do at Thomas Schell's studio in My Feelings?
(a) She feeds his animals.
(b) She poses for him.
(c) She cooks for him.
(d) She writes poems for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous person sends a form letter to Oskar Schell at the end of The Only Animal?

2. What happens in Heavy Boots-Heavier Boots that starts A.R. Black's crying?

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

4. Why has Oskar never met his grandfather?

5. What does the interviewee at the beginning of Happiness, Happiness call for at the end of his story?

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