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

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

3. 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) Vinnie.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Luis.
(d) Elmo.

4. 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”?
(a) Joey Cable.
(b) Carson McCullers.
(c) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.
(d) Mathilde Beeman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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”?

3. Where has Theo duct-taped the painting in a hiding place in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

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

5. By what nickname does Hobie refer to his former business partner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Theo describe the setting of Boris’s bedroom in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

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

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

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

6. How does Theo come to the realization that his mother has died in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

7. How does Theo describe his relationship with his father in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

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

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

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

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