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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
By JACOB BUSA
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Question 1
1.
What role does Oskar play in Hamlet? (from Heavy Boots - Heavier Boots)
Laertes
Hamlet's father
Horacio
Yorick
Question 2
2.
Which of the following is NOT evidence cited by Thomas Schell, Jr. of these existence of the Sixth Borough? (from The Sixth Borough)
Two names carved on a tree.
The pH levels of the reservoir,
Holes in the Central Park Zoo.
A placard found on the bottom of the Hudson.
Question 3
3.
What does Grandma's life story consist of in Why I'm Not Where You Are? (from Why I'm Not Where You Are (5/21/63))
Scrawled pictures.
Blank pages.
Single words.
Excerpts from other novels.
Question 4
4.
What continent, according to Thomas Schell, Jr. is now the home of the Sixth Borough? (from The Sixth Borough)
South America.
Australia.
Europe.
Antarctica.
Question 5
5.
Which two career paths does Allen Black imagine for his son in Happiness, Happiness? (from Happiness, Happiness)
Brain surgeon or lawyer.
Architect or stock trader.
Basketball star or senator.
Famous actor or restauranteur.
Question 6
6.
What does the interviewee at the beginning of Happiness, Happiness call for at the end of his story? (from Happiness, Happiness)
Foreign aid to his country.
The prosecution of Harry Truman.
The end of war.
The rise of the revolutionary workers.
Question 7
7.
Where does Ron reveal that he met Oskar's mom in Beautiful and True? (from Beautiful and True)
Her work.
A support group.
The food co-op.
Dad's funeral.
Question 8
8.
How does Abby Black know William Black? (from A Simple Solution to an Impossible Problem)
He is her nephew.
He is her brother.
He is her grandfather.
He is her ex-husband.
Question 9
9.
Why does Oskar want to know how his father died? (from Alive and Alone)
So that they can put it on the death certificate.
So he can stop inventing ways.
So he will know what to tell people.
So he can stop having nightmares.
Question 10
10.
In Beautiful and True, Oskar says he wants to dig up the coffin because of Dad's love of what? (from Beautiful and True)
Curiosity
bravery
truth
Oskar