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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (4/12/78).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What request does the woman in Why I'm Not Where You Are make of the narrator?
(a) That he kiss her.
(b) That he marry her.
(c) That he buy her a coffee.
(d) That he smile for her.

3. Which Black lives in the same building as Oskar?
(a) Aaron Black.
(b) Abe Black.
(c) A.R. Black.
(d) Ada Black.

4. What does Oskar always say in response to Grandma calling his name?
(a) Bless you.
(b) I'm okay.
(c) Grandma.
(d) I love you.

5. What do Grandma and Thomas call the places in their apartment where they can be alone?
(a) Other places.
(b) Safe places.
(c) Blue places.
(d) Nothing places.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lie does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black in The Only Animal?

3. What is written on key Oskar finds in Googolplex?

4. Which famous British actor is pictured in the photos of Stuff That Happened to Me in Googolplex?

5. What does Grandma's life story consist of in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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