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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Theo describe the woman that arrives at his door in the end of Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) A chubby Korean woman.
(b) An elderly black woman.
(c) A tall Native American woman.
(d) A petite Irish woman.

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

4. What does Theo tell Hobie his father’s occupation used to be in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) He was a painter.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a musician.
(d) He was an actor.

5. 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?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Sun Also Rises.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) The House of the Seven Gables.

6. Who does Theo say “avoided me as assiduously as if I were a girl he’d dumped” after the death of his mother in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Mike McNatt.
(b) Tom Cable.
(c) Tyler Olowska.
(d) Joey Cable.

7. What is the name of the social worker from the Department of Child and Family Services that calls Theo and asks to speak to his father in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Mathilde Beeman.
(b) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.
(c) Carson McCullers.
(d) Joey Cable.

8. How many years ago does Theo describe his mother’s death as occurring in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) 14 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 4 years ago.
(d) 16 years ago.

9. Where does the narrator describe locking himself in his hotel room for over a week in the beginning of Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) New York.
(b) Houston.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Amsterdam.

10. What kind of dog does Xandra have?
(a) A Great Dane.
(b) A German Shepherd.
(c) A miniature pincher.
(d) A Maltese.

11. What does Boris say is his favorite place he’s ever lived in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Honolulu, Hawaii.
(c) Jackson, Wyoming.
(d) Papua, New Guinea.

12. Who is Theo’s history teacher that he describes as having grown up in a tough Boston neighborhood in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) Mr. Neuspeil.
(b) Mr. Borowsky.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. O’Shea.

13. Where is the note postmarked from that Theo’s mother receives after he leaves the family in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Camden, New Jersey.

14. Where was Theo’s mother from originally?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Florida.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Arkansas.

15. A quote from what author opens Part II of The Goldfinch?
(a) Arthur Rimbaud.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Percy Shelley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What television channel does Theo sit and watch each day when Andy returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

3. Who is the maid that brings Andy and Theo appetizers when Mrs. Barbour hosts a party in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

4. What does Theo tell Hobie is his hardest subject in school in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

5. What is the name of the boy that Boris becomes jealous over because Kotku flirted with him after class in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?

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