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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname does Hobie refer to his former business partner?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Paddy.
(c) Welty.
(d) Bobo.

2. What time is it when Theo hangs up the phone with the worker from Child Services in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) 2:45 a.m.
(b) 11:30 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 12:45 a.m.

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

4. Who is the school principle that Theo and his mother have a meeting with on the day that she is killed?
(a) Mr. Beeman.
(b) Mr. Borowsky.
(c) Mr. O’Shea.
(d) Mr. Neuspeil.

5. What museum are Theo and his mother when his mother is killed?
(a) The Museum of Modern Art.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(c) The Ben Franklin Museum.
(d) The Guggenheim.

6. Where do the social workers tell Theo his mother’s body is being held in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Newark General Hospital.
(b) Bellevue Hospital.
(c) New York Hospital.
(d) Brooklyn King's Hospital.

7. What are the names of Andy Barbour’s younger siblings?
(a) Pippa and Tom.
(b) Toddy and Kitsey.
(c) Peter and Sarah.
(d) Jerry and Kelly.

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

9. How old is Theo when he describes locking himself in a hotel room for over a week in the beginning of Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) 16.
(b) 32.
(c) 27.
(d) 19.

10. 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) R2D2.
(c) Slobot.
(d) Tinker.

11. 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”?
(a) Luis.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Elmo.
(d) Vinnie.

12. What is the name of the female bartender at the mining camp that taught Boris to speak English, according to his story in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) Judy.
(b) Maude.
(c) Emma.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

15. Who is the math teacher that describes his brother’s death in a car accident to Theo in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Mr. Swanson.
(b) Mr. Neuspeil.
(c) Mr. Meeks.
(d) Mr. Borowsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the maid that brings Andy and Theo appetizers when Mrs. Barbour hosts a party in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

2. What television channel does Theo sit and watch each day when Andy returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

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

4. Where was Theo’s mother from originally?

5. Where is the note postmarked from that Theo’s mother receives after he leaves the family in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

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