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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Googolplex.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?
(a) America.
(b) School.
(c) Retail.
(d) This planet.

2. What command does Oskar refuse in his first jujitsu class?
(a) Bow.
(b) Kick his Sensei's crotch.
(c) State his name.
(d) Punch at another student.

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

4. What has Grandma told Oskar googolplex times?
(a) That he is a blessing from God.
(b) How much she misses Germany.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) How grandpa petted every animal he saw.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the coffin that Oskar and his mother bury in What The? empty?

2. What do Grandma and Thomas call the places in their apartment where they can be alone?

3. What is the first written single page message in Why I'm Not Where You Are?

4. Why has Oskar never met his grandfather?

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

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