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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alive and Alone.

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) Would he jump or burn to death?
(c) Will he see it coming?
(d) Who would he call?

2. What is the last thing Grandma says to Oskar in My Feelings?
(a) Your best friend.
(b) Everything works out.
(c) Don't go away.
(d) I love you.

3. What phrase does Thomas Schell point to over and over as he and Grandma cry in My Feelings?
(a) How sad.
(b) One please.
(c) Ha ha ha.
(d) Help.

4. Why does A.R. Black have to speak to the woman at Agnes Black's building for Oskar?
(a) She doen't want to bend down to listen.
(b) She speaks Spanish.
(c) She thinks A.R. is cute.
(d) She doesn't talk to children.

5. Why is Oskar nervous about meeting Ruth Black?
(a) She lives way out in Staten Island.
(b) She lives atop a skyscraper.
(c) He hasn't gone alone to an apartment in some time.
(d) He worries he does not look his best.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about Grandma's Dresden and Thomas dreams in My Feelings?

2. What does Oskar decide to do in the final moment of Alive and Alone?

3. At the end of My Feelings, grandma receives a letter from whom?

4. How does Thomas Schell, Sr., describe his son's voice on the September 11th messages?

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

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