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

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

3. What role does Oskar play in Hamlet?
(a) Hamlet's father.
(b) Yorick.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Horacio.

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

5. In which borough does Aaron Black live?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Staten Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their conversation in My Feelings, what does Mom do for Grandma for the first time?

2. Why does Oskar excuse himself to A.R. Black's bathroom in Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots?

3. Which Black lives in the same building as Oskar?

4. What lie does Oskar tell Aaron Black over the speaker in The Only Animal?

5. Oskar's father often tells him that he is too smart for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What cautionary story does Grandma's own grandmother tell in her letter in My Feelings?

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

3. What ideas does Oskar Schell come up with in the beginning of What The?

4. What do Abby Black and Oskar Schell talk about in The Only Animal?

5. Describe Thomas Schell's first meeting with his future wife?

6. What do Grandma and Anna do the night before the bombing of Dresden?

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

8. How does Grandma begin to alienate Thomas Schell in My Feelings?

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

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

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