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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 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) R2D2.
(d) Slobot.

2. Where is the note postmarked from that Theo’s mother receives after he leaves the family in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Camden, New Jersey.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

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

4. What is the name of the street that Theo’s father lives on in Las Vegas?
(a) Desert End Road.
(b) Rose Petal Road.
(c) Casino End Lane.
(d) Mountain Vista Lane.

5. 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?
(a) Lab rats.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Hamsters.
(d) Stranded cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is Theo’s Honors English teacher in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

3. How does Theo describe the woman that arrives at his door in the end of Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. What is the name of the female bartender at the mining camp that taught Boris to speak English, according to his story in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

5. 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”?

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