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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 “big happy Dominican guy” that Theo describes as his favorite doorman in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Jose.
(c) Cleo.
(d) Carlton.

2. Who does Theo’s mother plan to buy a gift for at the gift store before she is killed in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Welty.
(b) Jed.
(c) T. E. Lawrence.
(d) Mathilde.

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

4. Who is Theo’s friend that he describes breaking into vacation houses with in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Chance Barbour.
(b) Tom Cable.
(c) Mike McNatt.
(d) James Hobart.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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”?

3. What is Theo’s mother’s name?

4. What job did Theo’s mother work at part-time after coming to New York?

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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