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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. What does Thomas do every day before going to the airport in New York?
(a) Write a letter to Anna.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Pretend to read Grandma's blank pages.
(d) Sing an aria.

2. What adjective does Oskar Schell use to describe September 11, 2001?
(a) Sad.
(b) Smoky.
(c) Worst.
(d) Long.

3. What does Grandma's life story consist of in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Scrawled pictures.
(b) Excerpts from other novels.
(c) Single words.
(d) Blank pages.

4. What French expression does Oskar repeatedly use to refer to his mother?
(a) Bon vivante.
(b) La vie en rose.
(c) Raison d'etre.
(d) D'est la vie.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the verge of losing everything in Dresden, what does Thomas imagine nourishing the trees as he walks down a road?

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?

3. What advice does Thomas give Grandma regarding her memoir in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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

5. Who is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are?

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