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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Anna and Thomas first make love in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) In Anna's bedroom.
(b) Behind a shed.
(c) In a the forest outside of town.
(d) In a rowboat on a lake.

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

3. What is the last word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are is able to speak?
(a) Stomach.
(b) No.
(c) Desire.
(d) I.

4. How does Oskar Schell meet Gerald Thompson in What The?
(a) Gerald is directing the school performance of Hamlet.
(b) Gerald is dating his mother.
(c) Gerald is his Sensei in jujitsu class.
(d) Gerald drives the limo to his father's funeral.

5. What words does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black define her in The Only Animal?
(a) Perky and punctual.
(b) Incredibly beautiful.
(c) Super nice.
(d) Old and wise.

6. On what gift to his mother does Oskar leave a coded form of his father's last message in Googolplex?
(a) A painting.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A cookie.

7. Which Beatles song does Oskar recall his father whistling?
(a) Let It Be.
(b) Something.
(c) I Am the Walrus.
(d) Bungalo Bill.

8. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?
(a) How grandpa petted every animal he saw.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) How much she misses Germany.
(d) That he is a blessing from God.

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

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

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

12. Why is the coffin that Oskar and his mother bury in What The? empty?
(a) Oskar's body is being held by the police.
(b) Oskar's father's body was never found.
(c) Oskar's father requested this.
(d) Oskar's father has been cremated.

13. Which famous British actor is pictured in the photos of Stuff That Happened to Me in Googolplex?
(a) Ralph Richardson.
(b) Laurence Olivier.
(c) Oliver Reed.
(d) John Geilgud.

14. Which of the following is not a word that Oskar thinks would have been on his father's file card?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Philanthropist.
(c) Jeweler.
(d) Copy editor.

15. Why has Oskar never met his grandfather?
(a) He refuses to see anyone.
(b) He left his grandmother.
(c) He died in World War Two.
(d) He stayed in Europe after the War.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the verge of losing everything in Dresden, what does Thomas imagine nourishing the trees as he walks down a road?

3. What lie does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black in The Only Animal?

4. Which of the following is not an adjective that Anna uses to describe kissing in My Feelings?

5. What role does Oskar play in Hamlet?

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