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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 7: The Shop-Behind-the-Shop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the note postmarked from that Theo’s mother receives after he leaves the family in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Camden, New Jersey.

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

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

4. Where does Naaman Silver tell Theo he is from in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) Springfield, Illinois.
(b) Canarsie, New York.
(c) Trenton, New Jersey.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

5. What is the name of the social worker from the Department of Child and Family Services that calls Theo and asks to speak to his father in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Carson McCullers.
(b) Joey Cable.
(c) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.
(d) Mathilde Beeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. How does Theo describe his father in “the diplomatic way of putting it” in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

3. What are the names of Andy Barbour’s younger siblings?

4. What does Theo say Kotku’s last name is in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

5. What is the name of Theo’s step-grandmother in the novel?

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