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Group 1 (Komal, Shelbey, and Nick)

Question:

The final chapters in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close are somewhat ambiguous. It seems Mr. Foer has left it to his readers to decide whether Oskar's grandparents reached an understanding in their dysfunctional relationship (and whether or not they decided to spend the rest of their days in an airport). Is this sort of cryptic ending effective? As a reader, did you find it frustrating? Were there other instances in which there could have been more clarity? Read pages 306-314.

Please provide some page numbers 1-2 specific passages for us to reread and focus on. sm