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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Oskar never met his grandfather?
(a) He died in World War Two.
(b) He stayed in Europe after the War.
(c) He refuses to see anyone.
(d) He left his grandmother.

2. What advice does Thomas give Grandma regarding her memoir in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Publish it.
(b) Never stop working on it.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Keep it secret.

3. In his fourth message, what does Dad say the people in his tower are doing?
(a) They are holding each other.
(b) They are bashing out windows.
(c) They are jumping from the building.
(d) They are going to the roof.

4. What does the interviewee at the beginning of Happiness, Happiness call for at the end of his story?
(a) The prosecution of Harry Truman.
(b) The end of war.
(c) The rise of the revolutionary workers.
(d) Foreign aid to his country.

5. Which of the following people does not speak to Oskar directly in the novel?
(a) Abe Black.
(b) A.R. Black.
(c) Abby Black.
(d) Ada Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mom when Oskar falls asleep on the night of September 11, 2001?

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

3. How does Oskar Schell meet Gerald Thompson in What The?

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

5. Which of the Blacks that Oskar visited informed his mom of the search?

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