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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. Where in New York is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are when he meets his future wife?
(a) The Columbian Bakery.
(b) The Manhattan Bridge.
(c) Central Park.
(d) 59th and Lexington.

2. In The Only Animal, what does Oskar say elephants may have?
(a) Houses.
(b) Elections.
(c) ESP.
(d) Emotions.

3. Which of the following functions is not one that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are uses his old books for?
(a) Lining for birdcages.
(b) Donations to schools.
(c) Doorstops.
(d) Paperweights.

4. Where do Anna and Thomas first make love in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) In a rowboat on a lake.
(b) Behind a shed.
(c) In a the forest outside of town.
(d) In Anna's bedroom.

5. What does the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are do when he runs out of pages while talking to someone?
(a) Scrawls out letters in the air with his finger.
(b) Writes on his arm.
(c) Walks way abruptly.
(d) Finds a fitting message on an earlier page.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What gift was Thomas given by Anna days before the bombings?

3. How does Thomas react to Anna's new that she is pregnant in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

4. Where is Thomas Schell as he writes in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

5. What question does Oskar ask his mother about Ron in Googolplex?

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