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

2. When did Erin Thomopson write her book, Possession?

3. When was it believed the Horses of Saint Mark were sculpted?

4. From where Breitwieser and Kelinklaus lived, how many countries were less than a day's drive away?

5. What was the date in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus struggle with careers?

3. Who began to believe many museum theft in Switzerland were linked?

4. What was Breitwieser's motive for stealing?

5. Although Breitwieser claimed he did not interact much with his mother, how did they interact?

6. How was the painting The Scream retrieved after it was stolen?

7. What did Breitwieser look like?

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

9. What stone figurines did Picasso have stolen from the Louvre, and why did he return them?

10. Where and how did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a crossbow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In media res is the technique of beginning a narrative with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end of a series of events. Where does Fenkel begin Breitwieser’s story? How does Finkel plunge into the narrative without an explanation? How does beginning the narrative in the middle of Breitwieser’s story affect readers?

Essay Topic 2

Breitwieser found himself isolated in jail. No one would tell him anything, and he feared that things would only get worse. How did Breitwieser feel about being incarcerated? How did those feelings influence his confessions?

Essay Topic 3

Courts ordered that Breitwieser be examined by psychotherapists and psychologists after he was arrested. Why did courts order that Breitwieser be examined by psychotherapists and psychologists? After evaluations what did psychotherapists and psychologists determine was Breitwieser’s impetus for his thefts?

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