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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the only character to attend every performance of Hamlet in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) Abby Black.
(b) Stan.
(c) Oskar's Mother.
(d) Grandma.

3. Who communicates with Oskar via notes he reads by binoculars?
(a) His Mother.
(b) His friend from school.
(c) Gerald Thompson.
(d) His grandmother.

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

5. Where does Grandma secretly spy on Thomas in My Feelings?
(a) Central Park.
(b) The Columbian Bakery.
(c) The airport.
(d) The bus.

6. What does Grandma learn to become a real American?
(a) Idioms.
(b) State capitals.
(c) The National Anthem.
(d) Baseball players.

7. What idea does Grandma have for her and Thomas's relationship in My Feelings?
(a) They should never see each other again.
(b) They should live in the airport.
(c) They should only live together half the year.
(d) They should return to Dresden.

8. How many times do Anna and Thomas miss each other before finding each other in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) 100.
(b) 6.
(c) 25.
(d) 14.

9. What does Thomas do every day before going to the airport in New York?
(a) Write a letter to Anna.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Pretend to read Grandma's blank pages.
(d) Sing an aria.

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

11. What does Oskar keep under his bed and listen to at night?
(a) A personal tape recorder.
(b) A Beatles record.
(c) A music box.
(d) A phone.

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

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

14. Who does Grandma douse a pile of Thomas's books in My Feelings?
(a) She leaves them on a fire escape while it rains.
(b) She turns on a shower filled with them.
(c) She spills a pot of boiling water on them.
(d) She droops them in a puddle.

15. What does Jimmy do backstage that angers Oskar in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) He pushes Milch.
(b) He calls Oskar a spaz.
(c) He makes fun of Grandma.
(d) He intentionally makes Oskar miss his entrance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Grandma when she writes the letter in My Feelings?

2. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?

3. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are writing?

4. Who in Grandma's family begins a mental collapse as the war approaches?

5. How long is the letter that Grandma's own grandmother gives her in My Feelings?

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