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

2. How many messages from his father does Oskar Schell find on his family's answering machine in What The?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) None.
(d) 12.

3. 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) Walks way abruptly.
(c) Writes on his arm.
(d) Finds a fitting message on an earlier page.

4. On the verge of losing everything in Dresden, what does Thomas imagine nourishing the trees as he walks down a road?
(a) Blood.
(b) Tears.
(c) Hope.
(d) Books.

5. What logical reason does Oskar give for everyone in the world not being able to play Hamlet at the same time?
(a) Many do not have access to the play.
(b) No one could play the other roles.
(c) Half the world are women.
(d) There are not enough skulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are is able to speak?

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

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

4. According to Thomas in Why I'm Not Where You Are, what increased in number as he and Grandma's marriage developed?

5. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?

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