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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a function Oskar Schell imagines for his talking teapot in What The?
(a) Sounds like a train.
(b) Speaks like his father.
(c) Sings Yellow Submarine.
(d) Recites Hamlet.

2. Which of the following is not something that Thomas Schell takes pictures of in My Feelings?
(a) Doorknobs.
(b) The sky.
(c) Grandma.
(d) The undersides of bookshelves.

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

4. 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 intentionally makes Oskar miss his entrance.
(d) He makes fun of Grandma.

5. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?
(a) School.
(b) Retail.
(c) This planet.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma give a child on the first Halloween with Thomas?

2. What idea does Grandma have for her and Thomas's relationship in My Feelings?

3. Who did the killer in My Feelings murder?

4. How does Oskar Schell meet Gerald Thompson in What The?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Grandma insist on playing a Marco Polo-type game with Oskar?

2. What does Oskar do with the key in this chapter?

3. What is Thomas Schell doing when he begins to lose his words?

4. What two ways does Oskar communicate with Grandma in Googolplex?

5. What do Abby Black and Oskar Schell talk about in The Only Animal?

6. Describe Thomas's decision to leave Grandma in Why I'm Not Where You Are.

7. How does Thomas Schell Sr. speak after losing his voice?

8. How does Grandma begin to alienate Thomas Schell in My Feelings?

9. Describe Oskar's first stop on his quest.

10. What ideas does Oskar Schell come up with in the beginning of What The?

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