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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Oskall Shell home alone on September 11, 2001?
(a) He is home sick.
(b) He sneaks out of school.
(c) He is let out of school early.
(d) It is an in-service day.

2. 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.

3. What is the first business that Oskar consults about the key in Googolplex?
(a) The family accountant.
(b) A locksmith.
(c) His father's jewelry store.
(d) An art store.

4. Which of the following acquaintances is not one that Grandma asks for a letter sample in My Feelings?
(a) Her gardener.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her piano teacher.
(d) A schoolmate.

5. Which of the following is a borough of New York that Oskar determines he has never visited at the beginning of The Sixth Borough?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his letter in A Simple Solution to an Impossible Problem, what does Stephen Hawking admit wishing that he could be?

2. According to Grandma in Why I'm Not Where You Are, why did Thomas, Jr. take over the jewelry store?

3. Where in Brooklyn does Abe Black live?

4. What does Oskar always say in response to Grandma calling his name?

5. Who is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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