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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Abby Black refuse to do for Oskar in The Only Animal?
(a) Introduce him to the man in her apartment.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Give him cab fare home.
(d) Let him take her picture.

5. What do Grandma and Thomas call the places in their apartment where they can be alone?
(a) Nothing places.
(b) Other places.
(c) Blue places.
(d) Safe places.

6. Who wrote Oskar's favorite book?
(a) Honore de Balzac.
(b) Stephen Hawking.
(c) Michael Crichton.
(d) Charles Dickens.

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

8. What is tattooed on Thomas's right palm when Grandma sees him in Manhattan in My Feelings?
(a) No.
(b) Anna.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Love.

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

10. What word does A.R. Black cross out on his file card?
(a) War.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Husband.
(d) Democrat.

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

12. Who is the man in Abby Black's Village apartment?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

13. According to Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are, what increased in number as he and Grandma's marriage developed?
(a) Fears.
(b) Rules.
(c) Regrets.
(d) Kisses.

14. What lie does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black in The Only Animal?
(a) He is 14.
(b) He is her nephew.
(c) He has diabetes.
(d) He is selling magazine subscriptions.

15. What adjective does Oskar Schell use to describe September 11, 2001?
(a) Worst.
(b) Smoky.
(c) Sad.
(d) Long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma do at Thomas Schell's studio in My Feelings?

2. What advice does Thomas give Grandma regarding her memoir in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

4. What does Thomas do every day before going to the airport in New York?

5. What role does Oskar play in Hamlet?

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