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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 Theo’s history teacher that he describes as having grown up in a tough Boston neighborhood in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) Mr. Neuspeil.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. O’Shea.
(d) Mr. Borowsky.

2. 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?
(a) Lab rats.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Hamsters.
(d) Stranded cats.

3. At what time does Theo’s plane land in Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) 12:45 p.m.
(b) 11:47 a.m.
(c) 3:34 a.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

4. Where did Theo’s mother live by Annette, the fireman’s widow?
(a) Queens.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) The Lower East Side.

5. How does Theo describe the woman that arrives at his door in the end of Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) An elderly black woman.
(b) A tall Native American woman.
(c) A petite Irish woman.
(d) A chubby Korean woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Theo’s mother die in the narrative?

2. What is the name of the computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey that Theo associates the Child Services worker’s voice with in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

3. How does Theo travel from Las Vegas to New York in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

4. Where does Andy Barbour’s older brother attend school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

5. Who is Theo’s friend that he describes breaking into vacation houses with in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What themes are central in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”? How are these themes illuminated?

2. How does Theo come to the realization that his mother has died in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

3. Where does Theo meet Hobie in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

4. How does the narrator describe his mother in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

5. Who informs Theo of his father’s death in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”? How does Theo respond?

6. Why does Theo’s father make Theo call his mother’s lawyer in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”? What does Theo learn during the call?

7. What does Theo discover by eavesdropping at his new home in Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

8. What does Theo learn about the red-headed girl in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

9. Where is Theo being taken in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”? Why?

10. Where does Theo go to stay after his mother’s death in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”? Why?

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