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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 6: Wind, Sand and Stars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Theo say Kotku’s last name is in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Ross.
(c) Hutchins.
(d) Smith.

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

3. 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”?
(a) Hal.
(b) Tinker.
(c) R2D2.
(d) Slobot.

4. What color hair does Theo describe his mother as having in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Light brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

5. What family heirloom does Theo accuse Xandra of stealing from his mother in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) Emerald earrings.
(b) A diamond bracelet.
(c) A ruby necklace.
(d) An opal ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theo tell Hobie is his hardest subject in school in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

2. 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”?

3. What is Theo’s mother’s name?

4. When Boris begins spending all of his time with Kotku in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars,” the narrator says that Theo passes the time reading The Grapes of Wrath and what novel?

5. Where did Theo’s mother live by Annette, the fireman’s widow?

(see the answer key)

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