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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 4: Morphine Lollipop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Theo describe as his greatest fear when he was four or five in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) That he might lose his dog.
(b) That something might happen to his mother.
(c) That something might happen to his father.
(d) That his sister hates him.

2. What is the name of Theo’s father’s secretary that calls when he stops coming to work in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Loretta.
(b) Anna.
(c) Pippa.
(d) Marie.

3. Who is the housekeeper that Theo’s mother has to let go after Theo’s father leaves in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Pippa.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Xandra.
(d) Cinzia.

4. What museum are Theo and his mother when his mother is killed?
(a) The Ben Franklin Museum.
(b) The Museum of Modern Art.
(c) The Guggenheim.
(d) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

5. By what nickname does Hobie refer to his former business partner?
(a) Welty.
(b) Bobo.
(c) Paddy.
(d) Poppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theo say his father is indisposed when the Department of Child and Family Services calls in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

2. Who was the painter The Goldfinch?

3. Who is Theo’s history teacher that he describes as having grown up in a tough Boston neighborhood in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

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

5. How old is Theo when he describes locking himself in a hotel room for over a week in the beginning of Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

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