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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 10: The Idiot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Wybrand Hendricks born?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

2. What is the name of the equestrian school that Platt Barbour says his parents sent him to as soon as he could tie his shoelaces in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Collomby School.
(b) Winchester School.
(c) Groton School.
(d) Prince George’s School.

3. Who does Theo go to see at his old apartment building in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Jeff and James.
(b) Cleo and Paul.
(c) Jose and Goldie.
(d) His father.

4. On what date does Theo’s mother die in the narrative?
(a) September 11.
(b) June 14.
(c) March 12.
(d) April 10.

5. Who does Theo say “avoided me as assiduously as if I were a girl he’d dumped” after the death of his mother in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Mike McNatt.
(b) Joey Cable.
(c) Tom Cable.
(d) Tyler Olowska.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the school counselor that talks to Theo after his mother’s death in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

2. How many surgeries does Hobie say Pippa had last week for broken bones in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

3. After receiving the phone call from Child Services in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson,” Theo describes himself as “immobile, stunned with despair,” and compares himself with what animals?

4. Who is Theo’s Honors English teacher in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

5. Who is the author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter?

(see the answer key)

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