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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. Where in Brooklyn does Abe Black live?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Park Slope.
(c) Coney Island.
(d) Crown Heights.

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

3. What does Jimmy do backstage that angers Oskar in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) He calls Oskar a spaz.
(b) He intentionally makes Oskar miss his entrance.
(c) He makes fun of Grandma.
(d) He pushes Milch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots, what does each nail in A.R. Black's bed represent?

3. Who in Grandma's family begins a mental collapse as the war approaches?

4. According to Grandma, you cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from what?

5. What do Grandma and Thomas call the places in their apartment where they can be alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Grandma know that Thomas is gone at the end of My Feelings?

6. How do the Blacks of chapters past reappear in this chapter?

7. How does married life become a series of negotiations for Grandma and Thomas Schell, Sr. in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

9. How does Grandma find Oskar in My Feelings?

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

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