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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the bar that Xandra manages on the Strip in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) Nickels.
(b) Bar None.
(c) Poncho's.
(d) Cat Call.

2. Who is Theo’s history teacher that he describes as having grown up in a tough Boston neighborhood in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) Mr. Neuspeil.
(b) Mr. O’Shea.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Borowsky.

3. What does the nickname “Kotku” that Boris gives his girlfriend mean in English?
(a) Puppy dog.
(b) Flower.
(c) Little bird.
(d) Kitty cat.

4. 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) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Houston.
(d) Amsterdam.

5. What does Boris say is his favorite place he’s ever lived in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) Honolulu, Hawaii.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Papua, New Guinea.
(d) Jackson, Wyoming.

6. What language does Boris say he learned first growing up in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Polish.
(d) French.

7. 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) Mike McNatt.
(b) Joey Cable.
(c) Tom Cable.
(d) Tyler Olowska.

8. What is the name of the red-headed girl that Theo sees in the museum in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Emily.
(c) Pippa.
(d) Sarah.

9. 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) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

10. What is the name of Theo’s father’s secretary that calls when he stops coming to work in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Marie.
(b) Pippa.
(c) Anna.
(d) Loretta.

11. What does Theo describe as his greatest fear when he was four or five in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) That something might happen to his father.
(b) That he might lose his dog.
(c) That something might happen to his mother.
(d) That his sister hates him.

12. Where does Andy Barbour’s family live?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Queens.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

14. How long ago does Hobie say Pippa’s mother died in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) 1 year ago.
(c) 6 years ago.
(d) 12 years ago.

15. What is the name of the street that Theo’s father lives on in Las Vegas?
(a) Rose Petal Road.
(b) Mountain Vista Lane.
(c) Casino End Lane.
(d) Desert End Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Andy Barbour’s brother whose room Theo stays in after his mother’s death?

2. At what time does Theo’s plane land in Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

3. How does Theo describe the woman that arrives at his door in the end of Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. What is the name of Pippa’s dog that is sleeping with her in bed when Theo meets her in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

5. What time is it when Theo hangs up the phone with the worker from Child Services in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

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