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

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

3. 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. Borowsky.
(b) Mr. Neuspeil.
(c) Mr. O’Shea.
(d) Mr. Smith.

4. Who is the telephone message from that Theo listens to after returning home from the bombing in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Mr. Neuspeil.
(b) Jed.
(c) Etta.
(d) Pru.

5. How does Theo travel from Las Vegas to New York in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) By bus.
(b) By plane.
(c) By car.
(d) By train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the “semi-famous actor” that visits Theo at the Barbours’ home after his mother’s death in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

2. How does Xandra say Theo’s father died in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

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

4. 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?

5. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Theo learn about the red-headed girl in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

3. Where is Theo being taken in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”? Why?

4. What fears occupy Theo’s mind as a young child, as illustrated in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”? Why?

5. How does Theo’s father behave toward Theo in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

6. Who informs Theo of his father’s death in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”? How does Theo respond?

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

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

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

10. How does Theo describe the sexual undertones of his friendship with Boris in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

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