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

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”?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 16.
(d) 27.

3. Who does Theo’s mother plan to buy a gift for at the gift store before she is killed in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Mathilde.
(b) Jed.
(c) T. E. Lawrence.
(d) Welty.

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

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”?
(a) Loretta.
(b) Anna.
(c) Pippa.
(d) Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Theo describe his mother’s heritage in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

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”?

3. Who is the “big happy Dominican guy” that Theo describes as his favorite doorman in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. After receiving the phone call from Child Services in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson,” Theo describes himself as “immobile, stunned with despair,” and compares himself with what animals?

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

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