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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 male social worker that takes Theo to the diner in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Carl.
(b) Peter.
(c) Enrique.
(d) James.

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

3. Who is the school counselor that talks to Theo after his mother’s death in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Mr. Borowsky.
(b) Mrs. Swanson.
(c) Miss Thomas.
(d) Mr. Neuspeil.

4. What is the name of Andy Barbour’s brother whose room Theo stays in after his mother’s death?
(a) Platt.
(b) Paul.
(c) Alex.
(d) Toddy.

5. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Carson McCullers.

6. How does Theo describe his mother’s heritage in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Half Jewish, half Russian.
(b) Half English, half Irish.
(c) Half Apache, half German.
(d) Half Irish, half Cherokee.

7. How old is Theo when his mother is killed?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

8. 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?
(a) The Sun Also Rises.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) The House of the Seven Gables.

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

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

11. Where is the note postmarked from that Theo’s mother receives after he leaves the family in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Camden, New Jersey.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

12. 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) Desert End Road.
(d) Casino End Lane.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Theo’s Honors English teacher in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

2. Who is the “big happy Dominican guy” that Theo describes as his favorite doorman in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

3. What is the name of the social worker from the Department of Child and Family Services that calls Theo and asks to speak to his father in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. What does Theo say Kotku’s last name is in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

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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