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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes difficult for childhood friends in The Sixth Borough?
(a) Talking on a tin-can phone.
(b) Tossing a paper airplane back and forth.
(c) Singing in harmony.
(d) Playing catch between the boroughs.

2. How many times do Anna and Thomas miss each other before finding each other in Why I'm Not Where You Are?
(a) 14.
(b) 6.
(c) 25.
(d) 100.

3. 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) It is not so bad.
(b) He cannot think about tragedy anymore.
(c) Many more will be born because of it.
(d) That is unfathomable.

4. According to Grandma in Why I'm Not Where You Are, why did Thomas, Jr. take over the jewelry store?
(a) He wanted to be like his father.
(b) He wanted to get into the diamond business.
(c) He had no other talents.
(d) He wanted to make money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Oskall Shell home alone on September 11, 2001?

2. What idea does Grandma have for her and Thomas's relationship in My Feelings?

3. Which of the following is the first word that the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are loses?

4. To whom is the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are talking when he begins losing the ability to speak?

5. What does Abby Black refuse to do for Oskar in The Only Animal?

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