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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 10: The Idiot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the real name of the bar/restaurant that Hobie refers to as “the Local” in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Katz's Deli.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) The Dead Pony Tavern.
(d) The Rainbow Room.

2. What does Theo do with the piece of paper that he’s written his locker number and combination at the storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) He puts it in a postal box.
(b) He throws it away.
(c) He hides it in his room.
(d) He mails it to his father.

3. What is the name of Pippa’s dog that is sleeping with her in bed when Theo meets her in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) Spot.
(b) Cosmo.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Cleo.

4. Where in New York does Theo put The Goldfinch in a storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) The Upper West Side.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Harlem.
(d) The Lower East Side.

5. When was Seven Pillars of Arabia published?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1799.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman that works for Boris what Theo meets when he first sees Boris in New York in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

2. How does Theo describe his father in “the diplomatic way of putting it” in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

3. What does Theo describe as his greatest fear when he was four or five in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. What nickname does Bobo Silver have in the novel?

5. Where was Wybrand Hendricks born?

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