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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Xandra say Theo’s father died in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He was in a boating accident.

2. What is the name of Kotku’s older boyfriend in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) Chance Barbour.
(b) Ricky Jones.
(c) James Hobart.
(d) Mike McNatt.

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

4. What does Theo tell Hobie his father’s occupation used to be in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was an actor.
(c) He was a musician.
(d) He was a painter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?

4. Who is Theo’s history teacher that he describes as having grown up in a tough Boston neighborhood in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

5. What does Theo describe as his greatest fear when he was four or five in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Theo’s mindset when he arrives home in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

2. How does Theo come to be in possession of the ring and painting in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

3. How is the arrival of Theo’s father described in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”? Who accompanies Theo’s father when he arrives?

4. What psychological disorder does Theo’s father display the characteristics of, as seen in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

5. Where does Theo meet Hobie in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

6. Where is Pippa being taken in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”? Why? How does Pippa feel about her circumstances?

7. What do Theo and Hobie discuss on Theo’s first visit in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

8. What event does the narrator describe on April 10, fourteen years prior, in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

9. What is the significance of the dream that is described by the narrator in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

10. Why does Theo’s father make Theo call his mother’s lawyer in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”? What does Theo learn during the call?

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