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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 8: The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How does Theo describe his father in “the diplomatic way of putting it” in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Caustic.
(b) Explosive.
(c) Disposable.
(d) Unreliable.

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

4. Grisha tells Theo in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued” that the term “Russian Jew” is what?
(a) A metaphor.
(b) A simile.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) An oxymoron.

5. When Boris begins spending all of his time with Kotku in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars,” the narrator says that Theo passes the time reading The Grapes of Wrath and what novel?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Sun Also Rises.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) The House of the Seven Gables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boris say is his favorite place he’s ever lived in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

2. What kind of dog does Xandra have?

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

4. What museum are Theo and his mother when his mother is killed?

5. What is Theo’s mother’s name?

(see the answer key)

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