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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Houston.
(d) New York.

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

3. Who is the Danish girl in Theo’s class that has a crush on Boris in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) Saffi Caspersen.
(b) Sascha Cable.
(c) Farruco Frantisek.
(d) Carson McCullers.

4. Where was Theo’s mother from originally?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Florida.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Kansas.

5. What television channel does Theo sit and watch each day when Andy returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Nickelodeon.
(b) CNN.
(c) Turner Classic Movies.
(d) Fox News.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theo tell Hobie is his hardest subject in school in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

2. 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”?

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”?

4. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?

5. How does Xandra say Theo’s father died in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the dream that is described by the narrator in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

2. What themes are central in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”? How are these themes illuminated?

3. How is the arrival of Theo’s father described in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”? Who accompanies Theo’s father when he arrives?

4. Where is Theo being taken in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”? Why?

5. Who questions Theo once he returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”? How is this scenario described?

6. How does Theo describe his father’s “newfound” addictions and behavior in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

7. How does Theo come to the realization that his mother has died in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

8. Why does Theo’s father make Theo call his mother’s lawyer in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”? What does Theo learn during the call?

9. What event does the narrator describe on April 10, fourteen years prior, in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

10. How would you describe Theo’s mindset when he arrives home in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

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