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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Thomas Schell as he writes in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) Montevideo.
(b) Dresden.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Toronto.

2. How many survivors, including Thomas, are recovered by soldiers after the bombing in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

3. What famous Manhattan landmark used to be in the Sixth Borough?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) Washington Square.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Carnegie Hall.

4. Who is the only character to attend every performance of Hamlet in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Abby Black.
(c) Stan.
(d) Oskar's Mother.

5. What is Thomas's response to Grandma's comment in Why I'm Not Where You Are that many babies will not be born because of 9/11?
(a) That is unfathomable.
(b) It is not so bad.
(c) Many more will be born because of it.
(d) He cannot think about tragedy anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Oskar play in Hamlet?

2. What is the only color that Oskar will wear?

3. In which borough does Aaron Black live?

4. What does Oskar keep under his bed and listen to at night?

5. Which of the following functions is not one that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are uses his old books for?

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