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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I'm Not Where You Are (5/21/63).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are, what increased in number as he and Grandma's marriage developed?
(a) Fears.
(b) Kisses.
(c) Rules.
(d) Regrets.

2. 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) Paperweights.
(b) Doorstops.
(c) Lining for birdcages.
(d) Donations to schools.

3. 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) 59th and Lexington.
(d) Central Park.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are do with the notebook that has "ha ha ha!" in it?

2. What is the last thing that the narrator writes to the woman in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

3. In Why I'm Not Where You Are, what does Thomas Schell, Sr., wonder about his doppelgangers?

4. Why is Oskall Shell home alone on September 11, 2001?

5. Which of the following is the first word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are loses?

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