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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 9: Everything of Possibility.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nickname “Kotku” that Boris gives his girlfriend mean in English?
(a) Puppy dog.
(b) Kitty cat.
(c) Flower.
(d) Little bird.

2. How did Andy Barbour die, according to Platt in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He had AIDS.
(d) He had cancer.

3. Where does Andy Barbour’s older brother attend school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Welton School.
(b) Groton School.
(c) Xavier School.
(d) Monmouth School.

4. The following quote opens Part IV of The Goldfinch: “It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.” Who is attributed to this quotation?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Schiller.
(d) Carson McCullers.

5. Who does Theo say “avoided me as assiduously as if I were a girl he’d dumped” after the death of his mother in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Mike McNatt.
(b) Joey Cable.
(c) Tom Cable.
(d) Tyler Olowska.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the math teacher that describes his brother’s death in a car accident to Theo in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

2. What is the name of Theo’s bike-messenger drug-dealer in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

3. What is the name of Tom Cable’s sister that Platt Barbour once dated?

4. What is the name of the equestrian school that Platt Barbour says his parents sent him to as soon as he could tie his shoelaces in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

5. Who is the customer that accuses Theo and Hobie of working together to make and sell fake antiques in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

(see the answer key)

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