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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 10: The Idiot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Pippa attending boarding school in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Switzerland.

2. How does Theo describe his mother’s heritage in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Half Apache, half German.
(b) Half English, half Irish.
(c) Half Jewish, half Russian.
(d) Half Irish, half Cherokee.

3. How long ago does Platt say that Andy died in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) 5 months ago.
(c) 4 years ago.
(d) 1 year ago.

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

5. What is the name of the junkie uptown that Boris takes Theo with him to speak with about the painting in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Horst.
(b) Miyako.
(c) Welty.
(d) Sascha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the equestrian school that Platt Barbour says his parents sent him to as soon as he could tie his shoelaces in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

2. What television channel does Theo sit and watch each day when Andy returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

3. What is the name of the bar that Xandra manages on the Strip in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

4. 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”?

5. For how long does Boris tell Theo he worked for Mr. Silver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

(see the answer key)

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