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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 school principle that Theo and his mother have a meeting with on the day that she is killed?
(a) Mr. O’Shea.
(b) Mr. Neuspeil.
(c) Mr. Borowsky.
(d) Mr. Beeman.

2. Why does Theo say his father is indisposed when the Department of Child and Family Services calls in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) He tells them his father is sleeping.
(b) He tells them his father is in the shower.
(c) He tells them his father doesn't live there.
(d) He tells them his father is dead.

3. What is Theo’s mother’s name?
(a) Anna Decker.
(b) Sarah Decker.
(c) Audrey Decker.
(d) Marie Decker.

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

5. 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.

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. Who is the housekeeper that Theo’s mother has to let go after Theo’s father leaves in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

3. What character from Sesame Street does Theo compare the “Hispanic guy in a shirt and tie” to that arrives at his door in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

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”?

5. 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”?

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