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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 evidence cited by Thomas Schell, Jr. of these existence of the Sixth Borough?
(a) Two names carved on a tree.
(b) The pH levels of the reservoir,
(c) A placard found on the bottom of the Hudson.
(d) Holes in the Central Park Zoo.

2. How does Thomas burn the skin off his hands in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) He grabs hold of a smothering corpse.
(b) He falls into a pubble of burning fuel.
(c) He touches a hot doorknob.
(d) He runs through a curtain of fire.

3. What continent, according to Thomas Schell, Jr. is now the home of the Sixth Borough?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) South America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Australia.

4. Why is Oskar particularly compelled by the renter when they meet in Alive and Alone?
(a) He resembles his father.
(b) He is incredibly old.
(c) He gives Oskar five dollars.
(d) He speaks German.

5. What noises do the students make at the end of Oskar's presentation in Happiness, Happiness?
(a) Coughs.
(b) Boos.
(c) Barfing noises.
(d) Fart sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Happiness, Happiness, what child actor does Jimmy make sexually explicit comments about?

2. What natural occurrence does Ruth Black talk about in Alive and Alone?

3. What does Grandma refuse to share with Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

4. What does Thomas say to Anna to try to comfort her about her father in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

5. In his letter in A Simple Solution to an Impossible Problem, what does Stephen Hawking admit wishing that he could be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oskar tell Thomas, Sr. over the course of Alive and Alone?

2. What is revealed by the long jump at the beginning of The Sixth Borough?

3. How does Oskar overcome a phobia in Alive and Alone?

4. What does Thomas learn immediately before the bombing of Dresden begins?

5. What is the living arrangement between Grandma and Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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