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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 questions is not one that Oskar asks himself as he imagines a 9/11 type scenario in Alive and Alone?
(a) What would he say to the last person he called?
(b) Will he see it coming?
(c) Who would he call?
(d) Would he jump or burn to death?

2. 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 San Andreas Fault.
(d) The Leaning Tower fo Pizza.

3. What does Oskar think is "grody" about the story of The Sixth Borough?
(a) The idea of a boy pulling off a girl's skirt.
(b) The idea of two boys kissing each other.
(c) The idea of a person swimming in the Hudson.
(d) The idea of a dog farting.

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

5. Which of the Blacks that Oskar visited informed his mom of the search?
(a) Abe.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Abby.
(d) A.R.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Albert Black do for a living?

2. How did Agnes Black Die on September 11, 2001?

3. How many survivors, including Thomas, are recovered by soldiers after the bombing in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

5. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, where does Thomas say he wants to live with Anna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major item movement happens between the sixth borough and and Manhattan as it drifts off?

2. What is happening in Dad's fourth message?

3. How does Thomas, Sr. discover he has a son in Why I'm Not where You Are?

4. What does does Thomas tell his son about his and and his former wife's location at the beginning Why I'm Not Where You Are?

5. What decision does Oskar make at the end of Alive and Alone?

6. What is Oskar's attitude toward Dr. Fein?

7. How does Oskar Schell meet Thomas, Sr. at the beginning of Alive and Alone?

8. How does Oskar's presentation go at the beginning of Happiness, Happiness?

9. Describe Thomas's experience during the bombing of Dresden.

10. In A Simple Solution to an Impossible Problem, what does William Black reveal is the purpose of the key?

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