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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What logical reason does Oskar give for everyone in the world not being able to play Hamlet at the same time?
(a) Half the world are women.
(b) There are not enough skulls.
(c) Many do not have access to the play.
(d) No one could play the other roles.

3. What affliction does A.R. Black have?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He cannot walk.
(d) He has seizures.

4. What request does Grandma make of her sister Anna in My Feelings?
(a) She wants her to leave Dresden forever.
(b) She wants her to a dress.
(c) She wants her to teach her how to waltz.
(d) She wants to watch her kiss Thomas.

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

6. Where is Oskar when Grandma finds him in My Feelings?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) In Cenntral Park.
(c) In his Dad's closet.
(d) At her door.

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

8. What role does Oskar play in Hamlet?
(a) Yorick.
(b) Hamlet's father.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Horacio.

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

10. What does Grandma regularly ask Thomas Schell to pick up at the airport for her?
(a) Baggage tags.
(b) Hairbrushes and combs.
(c) Racing forms.
(d) Newspapers and magazines.

11. Where do Grandma and Thomas go before coming home on their final night together?
(a) Central Park.
(b) The Columbian Bakery.
(c) The jewelry store.
(d) The airport.

12. What does Grandma resolve to do the morning of the Dresden bombing?
(a) Apologize to her sister.
(b) Leave Dresden.
(c) Ask Thomas to kiss her.
(d) Write the Turkish prisoner back.

13. What does Oskar always say in response to Grandma calling his name?
(a) Bless you.
(b) Grandma.
(c) I'm okay.
(d) I love you.

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

15. Which Black lives in the same building as Oskar?
(a) Ada Black.
(b) A.R. Black.
(c) Aaron Black.
(d) Abe Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Mom returns home in My Feeling, what does Grandma know?

2. Who is the first person to call Grandma after the planes his the Towers in My Feelings?

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

4. Who is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are?

5. What happens in Heavy Boots-Heavier Boots that starts A.R. Black's crying?

(see the answer keys)

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