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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. 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”?
(a) Houston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Amsterdam.

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

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

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) Brooklyn King's Hospital.
(c) Bellevue Hospital.
(d) Newark General Hospital.

5. Who does Theo say “avoided me as assiduously as if I were a girl he’d dumped” after the death of his mother in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Tyler Olowska.
(b) Mike McNatt.
(c) Tom Cable.
(d) Joey Cable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the “semi-famous actor” that visits Theo at the Barbours’ home after his mother’s death in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

3. 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”?

4. What is the name of the male social worker that takes Theo to the diner in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

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

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