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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 9: Everything of Possibility.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Andy was planning to marry when he died?
(a) Sascha.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Miyako.
(d) Myriam.

2. Where does Andy Barbour’s family live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Queens.
(d) Park Avenue.

3. Where does Andy Barbour’s older brother attend school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Xavier School.
(b) Groton School.
(c) Monmouth School.
(d) Welton School.

4. Who is the author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter?
(a) T. E. Lawrence.
(b) Francois de la Fochefoucauld.
(c) Farruco Frantisek.
(d) Carson McCullers.

5. Who is Mrs. Barbour’s friend that gave her the dogs after the death of her husband and Andy?
(a) Joey Cable.
(b) Mike McNatt.
(c) Saffi Caspersen.
(d) Mercedes de la Pereyra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Platt say his father first began experiencing manic episodes in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

2. Who is Theo’s English teacher in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

3. Where do the social workers tell Theo his mother’s body is being held in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

4. When Boris begins spending all of his time with Kotku in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars,” the narrator says that Theo passes the time reading The Grapes of Wrath and what novel?

5. What was the name of Mr. Barbour’s uncle that Platt says drowned while trying to cross to the mainland in the 1960s in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

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