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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of Why I'm Not Where You Are do when he runs out of pages while talking to someone?
(a) Walks way abruptly.
(b) Scrawls out letters in the air with his finger.
(c) Writes on his arm.
(d) Finds a fitting message on an earlier page.

2. What request does Grandma make of her sister Anna in My Feelings?
(a) She wants her to leave Dresden forever.
(b) She wants her to a dress.
(c) She wants her to teach her how to waltz.
(d) She wants to watch her kiss Thomas.

3. Which of the following acquaintances is not one that Grandma asks for a letter sample in My Feelings?
(a) Her piano teacher.
(b) Her father.
(c) A schoolmate.
(d) Her gardener.

4. What does Grandma do at Thomas Schell's studio in My Feelings?
(a) She cooks for him.
(b) She writes poems for him.
(c) She poses for him.
(d) She feeds his animals.

5. On what gift to his mother does Oskar leave a coded form of his father's last message in Googolplex?
(a) A painting.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who communicates with Oskar via notes he reads by binoculars?

2. Which of the following is not something that Thomas Schell takes pictures of in My Feelings?

3. What logical reason does Oskar give for everyone in the world not being able to play Hamlet at the same time?

4. What lie does Oskar Schell tell Abby Black in The Only Animal?

5. Why has Oskar never met his grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Oskar when he arrives home on September 11, 2001?

2. How does Oskar Schell fare in his first jujitsu class?

3. How does Grandma know that Thomas is gone at the end of My Feelings?

4. What happens with Grandma on the evening of September 11, 2001?

5. How does Thomas Schell Sr. speak after losing his voice?

6. When does Grandma first see Thomas in Dresden?

7. Why does Grandma get samples of letters as a child in My Feelings?

8. What happens in the airport in My Feelings?

9. How do the Blacks of chapters past reappear in this chapter?

10. How does Thomas Schell's silence affect his living situation?

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