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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. The news in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop” describes the discovery of three stolen paintings from the bombed museum in an attic. Where in New York were the paintings found?
(a) Queens.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) The Bronx.

2. What caused the death of Pippa’s mother?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A car accident.
(d) AIDS.

3. What are the names of Mrs. Barbour’s dogs that Theo meets when he visits her in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Ting-a-Ling and Clementine.
(b) Chiva and Pittsy.
(c) Bobo and Mittens.
(d) Socks and Spot.

4. 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) 35 years.
(b) Over 70 years.
(c) Over 80 years.
(d) 50 years.

5. 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?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Carson McCullers.
(c) Schiller.
(d) John Steinbeck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Theo’s father’s secretary that calls when he stops coming to work in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

2. What fictional name does Boris call Theo when he first meets him in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

3. Where does Boris say his wife lives mostly with his children in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

4. Where does Naaman Silver tell Theo he is from in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

5. Who is the “semi-famous actor” that visits Theo at the Barbours’ home after his mother’s death in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

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