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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 2: The Anatomy Lesson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Theo describe his father in “the diplomatic way of putting it” in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Explosive.
(b) Disposable.
(c) Caustic.
(d) Unreliable.

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

3. What is the name of the computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey that Theo associates the Child Services worker’s voice with in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Slobot.
(b) Hal.
(c) Tinker.
(d) R2D2.

4. 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”?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 27.

5. Who is the telephone message from that Theo listens to after returning home from the bombing in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Etta.
(b) Mr. Neuspeil.
(c) Jed.
(d) Pru.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the note postmarked from that Theo’s mother receives after he leaves the family in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

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

3. What is the name of Theo’s father’s secretary that calls when he stops coming to work in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. Where was Theo’s mother from originally?

5. After receiving the phone call from Child Services in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson,” Theo describes himself as “immobile, stunned with despair,” and compares himself with what animals?

(see the answer key)

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