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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V, Chapter 12: The Rendezvous Point.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Theo’s Honors English class begin reading at the start of the school year in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) Walden.
(c) The Sun Also Rises.
(d) Ulysses.

2. What airport does Theo leave New York from after departing his engagement party in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) John. F. Kennedy Airport.
(b) Newark Liberty Airport.
(c) O’Hare Airport.
(d) LaGuardia Airport.

3. What word described by Theo in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop” refers to arrogance or excessive pride?
(a) Ennui.
(b) Humility.
(c) Hubris.
(d) Agility.

4. For how long does Boris tell Theo he worked for Mr. Silver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Six years.
(b) About a year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

5. Platt Barbour tells Theo that he has just begun working for what academic publisher in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Compton and Smith.
(b) Penguin.
(c) Knopf.
(d) Blake-Barrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Theo pre-pay for the storage of the museum painting in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

2. Where in New York does Theo put The Goldfinch in a storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

3. Hobie invites Theo to go for dinner at “the Local” with him and whom in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

4. What does Theo describe as his greatest fear when he was four or five in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

5. What character from the novel The Idiot does Boris describe as always committing good actions in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?

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