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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 real name of the bar/restaurant that Hobie refers to as “the Local” in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) The Rainbow Room.
(b) The Dead Pony Tavern.
(c) Katz's Deli.
(d) The White Horse Tavern.

2. On what date does Theo’s mother die in the narrative?
(a) March 12.
(b) June 14.
(c) April 10.
(d) September 11.

3. What word used in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility” means to confuse or bewilder?
(a) Interrogate.
(b) Calibrate.
(c) Obfuscate.
(d) Delineate.

4. 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.

5. How long ago does Platt say that Andy died in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) 4 years ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 1 year ago.
(d) 5 months ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman that works for Boris what Theo meets when he first sees Boris in New York in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

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

3. Who is the telephone message from that Theo listens to after returning home from the bombing in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?

4. A quote from what author opens Part II of The Goldfinch?

5. Who wrote the novel The Idiot?

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