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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 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”?
(a) Wendell.
(b) Andrew.
(c) James.
(d) Michael.

2. What is the name of Andy Barbour’s brother whose room Theo stays in after his mother’s death?
(a) Paul.
(b) Alex.
(c) Platt.
(d) Toddy.

3. Where has Theo duct-taped the painting in a hiding place in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) On the underside of his desk.
(b) Under his carpet in his bedroom.
(c) Behind his headboard.
(d) Above the ceiling fan.

4. Where do the social workers tell Theo his mother’s body is being held in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Brooklyn King's Hospital.
(b) New York Hospital.
(c) Bellevue Hospital.
(d) Newark General Hospital.

5. Platt Barbour tells Theo that he has just begun working for what academic publisher in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Blake-Barrows.
(c) Compton and Smith.
(d) Knopf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Naaman Silver tell Theo he is from in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

2. 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”?

3. What family heirloom does Theo accuse Xandra of stealing from his mother in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

4. What is the name of Theo’s bike-messenger drug-dealer in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

5. What is the name of the woman Andy was planning to marry when he died?

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