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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 2: The Anatomy Lesson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Theo when his mother is killed?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

2. What is Theo’s mother’s name?
(a) Sarah Decker.
(b) Anna Decker.
(c) Marie Decker.
(d) Audrey Decker.

3. 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) Mathilde Beeman.
(c) Carson McCullers.
(d) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.

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

5. How many years ago does Theo describe his mother’s death as occurring in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) 14 years ago.
(b) 4 years ago.
(c) 16 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Theo’s mother from originally?

2. Where is the note postmarked from that Theo’s mother receives after he leaves the family in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

3. How does Theo describe his father in “the diplomatic way of putting it” in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. Who is Theo’s friend that he describes breaking into vacation houses with in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

5. 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”?

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