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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 3: Park Avenue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the social worker from the Department of Child and Family Services that calls Theo and asks to speak to his father in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.
(b) Carson McCullers.
(c) Mathilde Beeman.
(d) Joey Cable.

2. Where does Andy Barbour’s family live?
(a) Queens.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Park Avenue.

3. 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) Pru.
(c) Jed.
(d) Mr. Neuspeil.

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

5. Where does Theo tell the social workers that his paternal grandparents live in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) California.
(c) Maine.
(d) Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Andy Barbour’s brother whose room Theo stays in after his mother’s death?

2. Who is Theo’s friend that he describes breaking into vacation houses with in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

3. Who is Theo’s English teacher in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

4. 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”?

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

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