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

2. What book does Theo’s Honors English class begin reading at the start of the school year in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) The Sun Also Rises.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Walden.

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

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

5. At what time does Theo’s plane land in Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) 12:45 p.m.
(b) 11:47 a.m.
(c) 3:34 a.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Theo travel from Las Vegas to New York in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

2. What kind of car does Theo’s father drive when they leave the Las Vegas airport in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

3. What kind of dog does Xandra have?

4. How many surgeries does Hobie say Pippa had last week for broken bones in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

5. Who is the author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacle appears in Theo’s and Boris’s friendship in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Theo discover by eavesdropping at his new home in Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

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

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

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