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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 10: The Idiot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What television channel does Theo sit and watch each day when Andy returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Turner Classic Movies.
(b) Nickelodeon.
(c) CNN.
(d) Fox News.

2. Theo says as he leaves for Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine” that he has never been out of New York City for more than how many days before?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. Who is the woman that works for Boris what Theo meets when he first sees Boris in New York in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Pippa.
(c) Myriam.
(d) Xandra.

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

5. Who is the maid that brings Andy and Theo appetizers when Mrs. Barbour hosts a party in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Etta.
(b) Marie.
(c) Pru.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Theo’s counselor at the early college program he begins attending in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

2. What kind of dog does Xandra have?

3. For how long does Boris tell Theo he worked for Mr. Silver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

4. Where was Rembrandt born?

5. How does Xandra say Theo’s father died in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

(see the answer key)

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