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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the last thing Grandma says to Oskar in My Feelings?
(a) Don't go away.
(b) I love you.
(c) Everything works out.
(d) Your best friend.

4. What famous person writes Oskar Schell in Googolplex?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Richard Dawkins.
(c) Ringo Starr.
(d) Michael Bloomberg.

5. Who is the first person to call Grandma after the planes his the Towers in My Feelings?
(a) Mom.
(b) Dad.
(c) Thomas, Sr.
(d) Oskar.

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

7. What question does Oskar ask his mother about Ron in Googolplex?
(a) If he is Jewish.
(b) If his father knew him.
(c) If she loves him.
(d) If she is sleeping with him.

8. Why does Oskar excuse himself to A.R. Black's bathroom in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) He feels like he may cry.
(b) He has to use the bathroom.
(c) He is wants to call his mother.
(d) He likes the decor of the house.

9. What does Grandma's life story consist of in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Excerpts from other novels.
(b) Scrawled pictures.
(c) Single words.
(d) Blank pages.

10. What does Grandma give a child on the first Halloween with Thomas?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Laitkas.
(c) 200 dollars.
(d) A toaster.

11. What is the first written single page message in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) I want two rolls.
(b) Thank you, but I'm about to burst.
(c) Help.
(d) Ha ha ha!

12. In which borough does Aaron Black live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Staten Island.

13. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?
(a) School.
(b) America.
(c) Retail.
(d) This planet.

14. Who is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Thomas Schell, Jr.
(b) Thomas Schell, Sr.
(c) Oskar Schell.
(d) Oskar's mother.

15. What does Thomas say he is going to do when he leaves the apartment in My Feelings?
(a) He is going to help Oskar in his quest.
(b) He is going to get breakfast.
(c) He is leaving her.
(d) He is going to buy her magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the coffin that Oskar and his mother bury in What The? empty?

2. As she watches images of the Towers falling, what does she say she is full of?

3. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are talking when he begins losing the ability to speak?

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

5. What idea does Grandma have for her and Thomas's relationship in My Feelings?

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