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

2. Where did Theo’s mother live by Annette, the fireman’s widow?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) The Lower East Side.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Queens.

3. 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.

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

5. What is the name of Andy Barbour’s brother whose room Theo stays in after his mother’s death?
(a) Toddy.
(b) Platt.
(c) Alex.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe locking himself in his hotel room for over a week in the beginning of Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

2. Who is the maid that brings Andy and Theo appetizers when Mrs. Barbour hosts a party in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

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

4. How many years ago does Theo describe his mother’s death as occurring in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

5. Where was Theo’s mother from originally?

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