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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. For how many years does Theo say old Mr. Leopold had lived in the apartment building where Theo and his mother had lived in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Over 70 years.
(b) Over 80 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 50 years.

2. What movie’s poster hangs over the bed where Pippa lays when Theo meets her in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) The Wizard of Oz.
(b) It's a Wonderful Life.
(c) The Royal Tenenbaums.
(d) Pinocchio.

3. What is the name of the boarding school that Pippa attends in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?
(a) Institut Swisse.
(b) The Kennedy School.
(c) Institut Mont-Haefeli.
(d) Groton School.

4. For what types of works is Wybrand Hendricks most well-known?
(a) Still life.
(b) Portraits.
(c) Abstract sculptures.
(d) Landscapes.

5. Where was the painter George van der Mijn born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Berlin.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boris day his wife’s name is in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

2. When Boris begins spending all of his time with Kotku in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars,” the narrator says that Theo passes the time reading The Grapes of Wrath and what novel?

3. Where was Wybrand Hendricks born?

4. Where is Pippa attending boarding school in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?

5. What is the name of the bar that Xandra manages on the Strip in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

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