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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 3: Park Avenue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair does Theo describe his mother as having in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Light brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

2. What job did Theo’s mother work at part-time after coming to New York?
(a) Modeling.
(b) Law assistant.
(c) Catering.
(d) Art preservation.

3. Who was the painter The Goldfinch?
(a) Carel Fabritius.
(b) T. E. Lawrence.
(c) Francois de la Fochefoucauld.
(d) Rembrandt.

4. Who is the school principle that Theo and his mother have a meeting with on the day that she is killed?
(a) Mr. Neuspeil.
(b) Mr. Beeman.
(c) Mr. O’Shea.
(d) Mr. Borowsky.

5. How does Theo describe his mother’s heritage in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Half English, half Irish.
(b) Half Apache, half German.
(c) Half Jewish, half Russian.
(d) Half Irish, half Cherokee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Theo’s English teacher in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

2. After receiving the phone call from Child Services in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson,” Theo describes himself as “immobile, stunned with despair,” and compares himself with what animals?

3. What is the name of the red-headed girl that Theo sees in the museum in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?

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

5. On what date does Theo’s mother die in the narrative?

(see the answer key)

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