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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V, Chapter 12: The Rendezvous Point.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the novel The Idiot?
(a) Constantin Stanislavski.
(b) Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
(c) August Strindberg.
(d) Anton Chekhov.

2. What is the name of Theo’s step-grandmother in the novel?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Maude.

3. How frequently does Theo say he has to see the state-assigned therapist after his mother’s death in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Three times a week.

4. Part V of The Goldfinch opens with the following quotation: “We have art in order not to die from the truth.” Who is attributed to this quote?
(a) Albert Camus.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Franz Kafka.

5. For how long does Boris tell Theo he worked for Mr. Silver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) About a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobie tell Theo that he is, as opposed to a businessman, in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

2. What is Kitsey’s real first name?

3. What is the name of the boarding school that Pippa attends in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?

4. What bank are the bank draft and deposit slip printed from that Theo takes to the meeting with the underground art thugs in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?

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?

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