The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Test | Final Test - Hard

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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Test | Final Test - Hard

Michael Finkel
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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. What hardware store chain did Breitwieser work for?

2. When did Breitwieser's French trial being?

3. At the halfway house, what job did Breitwieser have?

4. How long did it take Breitwieser to learn what his mother did with the paintings?

5. In 2000, where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus take a two-week vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Breitwieser start dating in 2005, and why did they later break up?

2. When Breitwieser met with Von der Muhll, how did he describe Kleinklaus and his mother?

3. In the eyes of the law, what was the significance of how a thief stole and how did that affect the judge's maximum fine for Breitwieser in Switzerland?

4. What did Kleinklaus's lawyer argue, and what punishment did Kleinklaus receive?

5. What did the prosecutor at Breitwieser's Swiss trial have to say?

6. When Breitwieser was interviewed by inspector Roland Meier, how did he realize that the inspector might be bluffing?

7. Why did Bernard Darties of the French art police not believed that Kleinklaus was a pawn in Breitwieser's thievery?

8. What did French therapist Cesar Redondo believe about Kleinklaus's role in the thefts?

9. Why was Breitwieser arrested in 2019, and what did his future look like?

10. In Chapter 26, where was Breitweiser arrested?

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

Stengel destroyed many pieces of the artwork her son stole. Why might she have destroyed the artwork rather than turning it over to the police?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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