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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. 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) Xandra.
(c) Cinzia.
(d) Loretta.

2. What color hair does Theo describe his mother as having in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Light brown.
(d) Blonde.

3. Who was the painter The Goldfinch?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) T. E. Lawrence.
(c) Francois de la Fochefoucauld.
(d) Carel Fabritius.

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

5. On what date does Theo’s mother die in the narrative?
(a) March 12.
(b) June 14.
(c) September 11.
(d) April 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the “big happy Dominican guy” that Theo describes as his favorite doorman in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

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

3. Who is the telephone message from that Theo listens to after returning home from the bombing in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. How old is Theo when his mother is killed?

5. Who is the school principle that Theo and his mother have a meeting with on the day that she is killed?

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