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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 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) Slobot.
(b) Tinker.
(c) R2D2.
(d) Hal.

2. Where has Theo duct-taped the painting in a hiding place in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) On the underside of his desk.
(b) Behind his headboard.
(c) Under his carpet in his bedroom.
(d) Above the ceiling fan.

3. What was the name of Pippa’s mother?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Marie.

4. What is the name of Xandra’s dog?
(a) Popper.
(b) Denali.
(c) Jinx.
(d) Cosmo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theo tell Hobie his father’s occupation used to be in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

2. 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”?

3. What does Hobie tell Theo that he is, as opposed to a businessman, in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

4. What is the name of Pippa’s dog that is sleeping with her in bed when Theo meets her in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

5. What is the name of Theo’s father’s secretary that calls when he stops coming to work in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What themes are central in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”? How are these themes illuminated?

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

6. How does Theo describe his father’s “newfound” addictions and behavior in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

7. How is Boris’s character described when he is introduced in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”? Where is Boris from?

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

9. Who is the narrator of the novel? What are the current circumstances of the narrator in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

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

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