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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Brooklyn does Abe Black live?
(a) Coney Island.
(b) Park Slope.
(c) Williamsburg.
(d) Crown Heights.

2. What does Thomas tell Grandma he has not done since coming to America in My Feelings?
(a) Spoken.
(b) Kissed a woman.
(c) Made a sculture.
(d) Slept.

3. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, what does Thomas Schell, Sr., wonder about his doppelgangers?
(a) If they are lonely.
(b) If they have made the same mistakes as he.
(c) If they know they are doppelgangers.
(d) If they are in America.

4. To whom is Thomas writing Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Anna.
(c) His unborn son.
(d) Grandma.

5. Which of the following is not an adjective that Anna uses to describe kissing in My Feelings?
(a) Scary.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Warm.
(d) Wet.

6. What is written on key Oskar finds in Googolplex?
(a) P.O. 254.
(b) Secret.
(c) Schell.
(d) Black.

7. What is the only color that Oskar will wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Orange.

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

9. Which of the following functions is not one that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are uses his old books for?
(a) Lining for birdcages.
(b) Doorstops.
(c) Paperweights.
(d) Donations to schools.

10. According to Grandma, you cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from what?
(a) Life.
(b) Growth.
(c) Hapinness.
(d) Love.

11. What is the last thing that the narrator writes to the woman in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Help.
(b) Ha ha ha.
(c) I love you.
(d) No, thank you.

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

13. Which of the following is something that Oskar determines he will not be fore starting his quest on The Only Animal?
(a) Cowardly.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Sexist.

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

15. Where is Grandma when she writes the letter in My Feelings?
(a) The Columbian Bakery.
(b) An airport.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) The park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are loses?

2. In which borough does Aaron Black live?

3. What command does Oskar refuse in his first jujitsu class?

4. Which Black lives in the same building as Oskar?

5. Why does Oskar excuse himself to A.R. Black's bathroom in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?

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