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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Sixth Borough, what had the engineers brought in to deal with the island previously worked on?
(a) The city of Atlantis.
(b) Stonehenge.
(c) The Leaning Tower fo Pizza.
(d) The San Andreas Fault.

2. Why is Oskar nervous about meeting Ruth Black?
(a) He hasn't gone alone to an apartment in some time.
(b) She lives atop a skyscraper.
(c) She lives way out in Staten Island.
(d) He worries he does not look his best.

3. Why is Oskar particularly compelled by the renter when they meet in Alive and Alone?
(a) He gives Oskar five dollars.
(b) He resembles his father.
(c) He speaks German.
(d) He is incredibly old.

4. How does Thomas Schell, Sr., describe his son's voice on the September 11th messages?
(a) Calm.
(b) Scared.
(c) Sad.
(d) Loving.

5. Which of the following is not evidence cited by Thomas Schell, Jr. of these existence of the Sixth Borough?
(a) The pH levels of the reservoir,
(b) Holes in the Central Park Zoo.
(c) Two names carved on a tree.
(d) A placard found on the bottom of the Hudson.

6. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, what news can Thomas not bring himself to tell Grandma about her father?
(a) He was collaborating with the Nazis.
(b) He was killed in the bombing.
(c) He commited suicide.
(d) He left his wife to die in the flames.

7. According to Grandma in Why I'm Not Where You Are, why did Thomas, Jr. take over the jewelry store?
(a) He had no other talents.
(b) He wanted to get into the diamond business.
(c) He wanted to make money.
(d) He wanted to be like his father.

8. How did Agnes Black Die on September 11, 2001?
(a) She was hit by debris.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She worked in one of the towers.
(d) She was in one of the planes.

9. Why can Oskar not speak to A.R. Black at the beginning of A Simple Solution to an Impossible Problem?
(a) He refuses to talk to Oskar.
(b) He has moved out.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has taken of his hearing aids permanently.

10. How is a famous landmark moved from the Sixth Borough to Manhattan?
(a) It is driven by a thousand pickup trucks.
(b) It is carried across the six Staten Island Ferries.
(c) It is dragged by large hooks.
(d) It is lifted by helicoptors.

11. What object does Oskar discover when he enters Grandma's apartment in Alive and Alone?
(a) The old telephone.
(b) A photo album.
(c) A bundle of letters.
(d) A typewriter.

12. Which direction direction does the long jumper run across Manhattan in preparation for his jump to the Sixth Borough?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

13. How does Thomas react to Anna's new that she is pregnant in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) He proposes to her.
(b) He leaves the room.
(c) He kisses her stomach.
(d) He refuses to believe her.

14. In Happiness, Happiness, what child actor does Jimmy make sexually explicit comments about?
(a) Haley Joel Osmond.
(b) Emma Watson.
(c) Dakota Fanning.
(d) Jonathan Lipnicki.

15. Which two career paths does Allen Black imagine for his son in Happiness, Happiness?
(a) Famous actor or restauranteur.
(b) Architect or stock trader.
(c) Brain surgeon or lawyer.
(d) Basketball star or senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural occurrence does Ruth Black talk about in Alive and Alone?

2. How does Thomas burn the skin off his hands in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

3. What becomes difficult for childhood friends in The Sixth Borough?

4. In his fourth message, what does Dad say the people in his tower are doing?

5. What does Oskar think is "grody" about the story of The Sixth Borough?

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