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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 nickname does Bobo Silver have in the novel?
(a) The Nine-Pin.
(b) The Mensch.
(c) The Shark.
(d) The Sharp Shot.

2. 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) Fox News.
(c) CNN.
(d) Nickelodeon.

3. What is the name of Boris’s driver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Platt.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jed.
(d) Gyuri.

4. What is Boris’s last name?
(a) Lyman.
(b) Bryg.
(c) Skawinski.
(d) Pavlikovsky.

5. After receiving the phone call from Child Services in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson,” Theo describes himself as “immobile, stunned with despair,” and compares himself with what animals?
(a) Lab rats.
(b) Stranded cats.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Hamsters.

Short Answer 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”?

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

3. What is the name of Theo’s step-grandmother in the novel?

4. What is the reported value of the rediscovered Rembrandt that was stolen from the museum after the attack?

5. What word used in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility” means to confuse or bewilder?

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