View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the maid that brings Andy and Theo appetizers when Mrs. Barbour hosts a party in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Etta.
(d) Pru.

2. How old is Theo when he describes locking himself in a hotel room for over a week in the beginning of Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) 27.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 19.

3. What does Hobie tell Theo that he is, as opposed to a businessman, in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) A musician.
(b) A painter.
(c) A cabinet maker.
(d) A print-maker.

4. What television channel does Theo sit and watch each day when Andy returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Turner Classic Movies.
(b) Nickelodeon.
(c) CNN.
(d) Fox News.

5. What is the name of the social worker from the Department of Child and Family Services that calls Theo and asks to speak to his father in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Mathilde Beeman.
(b) Joey Cable.
(c) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.
(d) Carson McCullers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the school principle that Theo and his mother have a meeting with on the day that she is killed?

2. How does Xandra say Theo’s father died in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

3. What does Theo tell Hobie his father’s occupation used to be in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

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?

5. What does Theo say Kotku’s last name is in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 290 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample