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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 Beatles song does Oskar recall his father whistling?
(a) Bungalo Bill.
(b) Something.
(c) I Am the Walrus.
(d) Let It Be.

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

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

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

5. In Googolplex, what does Oskar invent to go under his pillow?
(a) A dictaphone.
(b) A time radio.
(c) A drain.
(d) A fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thomas find Anna shortly before the bombing in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

2. What words does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black define her in The Only Animal?

3. Which Black lives in the same building as Oskar?

4. Which of the following is not a function Oskar Schell imagines for his talking teapot in What The?

5. What lie does Oskar tell Aaron Black over the speaker in The Only Animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oskar Schell fare in his first jujitsu class?

2. What do Grandma and Anna do the night before the bombing of Dresden?

3. What suggestion does Grandma make to Thomas about their relationship in My Feelings?

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

5. Describe Thomas Schell's first meeting with his future wife?

6. How does Grandma find Oskar in My Feelings?

7. What did Oskar Schell do with the phone after his father's call on September 11, 2001?

8. Describe Oscar's interplay with Gerald Thompson in What The?

9. What happens in the airport in My Feelings?

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

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