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

2. Where does Theo tell the social workers that his paternal grandparents live in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Maine.
(c) Maryland.
(d) California.

3. What is the name of Theo’s counselor at the early college program he begins attending in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Susanna.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Xandra.
(d) Erica.

4. What does Theo describe as his greatest fear when he was four or five in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) That his sister hates him.
(b) That something might happen to his father.
(c) That he might lose his dog.
(d) That something might happen to his mother.

5. What is Theo’s mother’s name?
(a) Marie Decker.
(b) Audrey Decker.
(c) Sarah Decker.
(d) Anna Decker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the painter The Goldfinch?

2. How much money does Grisha say Hobie pays for his storage facility in Brooklyn in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

3. Where was the painter George van der Mijn born?

4. 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”?

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”?

(see the answer key)

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