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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before stealing the Madeleine, where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a folding fan and two tobacco boxes?

2. In September 1995, from where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a painting that had a security camera pointed directly at it?

3. How much did King Francois I pay for the Mona Lisa when he bought it from da Vinci?

4. How long did Breitwieser last when his father got him a job in high school on the Peugeot auto-assembly line?

5. Where was the one-employee museum where Breitwieser took three ivory figurines and a tobacco box out of a cube-shaped case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Breitwieser like as an adolescent?

2. What were the Horses of Saint Mark, and how had they been stolen throughout the centuries?

3. What did Breitwieser look like?

4. How did Breitwieser steal a painting that had a security camera pointed directly at it?

5. Where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus live?

6. What observations did psychotherapist Schmidt make about Breitwieser?

7. What painting did Breitwieser steal at a Sotheby's estate auction and how did he take it?

8. Who did Breitwieser begin using to frame his artwork, and why did he stop bringing paintings there?

9. Where had Breitwieser and Kleinklaus stolen pieces before stealing the Madeleine?

10. In January 1997, how did Breitwieser decide to throw the police off their trail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Finkel use cliffhangers in The Art Thief? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Roland Meier, a Swiss police inspector, was assigned to interrogate Breitwieser after he was caught. What techniques did Meier use to get Breitwieser to confess?

Essay Topic 3

Breitwieser did not consider himself to be an art thief. Why did Breitwieser steal? Why did he not consider himself to be a thief?

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