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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. What advice does Thomas give Grandma regarding her memoir in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Publish it.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Never stop working on it.
(d) Keep it secret.

2. Which of the following is not something Grandma remembers as she sits with Oskar in My Feelings?
(a) Mary jumping on a bed.
(b) The bombs falling in Dresden.
(c) Anna kissing her.
(d) Father pinching her cheeks.

3. What is the first written single page message in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) I want two rolls.
(b) Ha ha ha!
(c) Help.
(d) Thank you, but I'm about to burst.

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

5. On the verge of losing everything in Dresden, what does Thomas imagine nourishing the trees as he walks down a road?
(a) Blood.
(b) Hope.
(c) Books.
(d) Tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mom when Oskar falls asleep on the night of September 11, 2001?

2. How many times do Anna and Thomas miss each other before finding each other in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

3. What does Oskar always say in response to Grandma calling his name?

4. Who did the killer in My Feelings murder?

5. What does Grandma learn to become a real American?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the phone call between Mom and Grandma in My Feelings.

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

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

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

5. When do Anna and Thomas discover they love each other in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

6. What is the significance of the storage unit in The Only Animal?

7. What happens with Grandma on the evening of September 11, 2001?

8. What is the purpose of the drain system Oskar imagines in Googolplex?

9. What cautionary story does Grandma's own grandmother tell in her letter in My Feelings?

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

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