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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 5: Badr al-Dine Summary.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Andy Barbour’s brother whose room Theo stays in after his mother’s death?
(a) Platt.
(b) Paul.
(c) Alex.
(d) Toddy.

3. On what date does Theo’s mother die in the narrative?
(a) September 11.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 14.
(d) April 10.

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) Mathilde Beeman.
(b) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.
(c) Carson McCullers.
(d) Joey Cable.

5. Theo says as he leaves for Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine” that he has never been out of New York City for more than how many days before?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the math teacher that describes his brother’s death in a car accident to Theo in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

2. Where do the social workers tell Theo his mother’s body is being held in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

3. At what time does Theo’s plane land in Las Vegas in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

4. What is Hobie’s full name?

5. 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”?

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