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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. In Chapter 30, where was Von der Muhll's office?

2. During an interview, how many trash bags did Stengel say she filled when she emptied Breitwieser's rooms?

3. When Breitwieser wrote Kleinklaus in October 2005, how many days did he have to serve in jail for breaking probation?

4. How many months after Breitwieser was arrested did Kleinklaus become pregnant?

5. When did Roland Meier, a police inspector, introduce himself to Breitwieser in his cell after being caught outside the Richard Wagner Museum?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were ten silver pieces found from Breitwieser's stash?

2. How did Breitwieser get a Brughel?

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

4. How was Breitwieser caught for the bugle theft?

5. What was Stengel's story when she was brought to Switzerland in March 2002?

6. What punishment did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus receive for a theft from a private gallery in Lucerne?

7. When Kleinklaus was subpoenaed and submitted to an interview, what did she say about the attic cleanout?

8. In 2002, how did Breitwieser try to adapt to the rhythms of jail?

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

10. What testimony did Breitwieser's father provide at Breitwieser's Swiss trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Art Thief when relating conversations? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand people, emotions, events, or ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Breitwieser said that "the story of art [was] a story of stealing" (66). Why did Breitwieser believe everyone in the art world was a thief in some way? How did Breitwieser believe the story of art was the story of stealing and how did this belief help him excuse his thefts?

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