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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does “Cutty Sark” mean, according to Theo in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Short skirt.
(b) Blonde woman.
(c) Young child.
(d) Tall woman.

2. Hobie invites Theo to go for dinner at “the Local” with him and whom in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Welty.
(b) Moira.
(c) Pippa.
(d) Mrs. Barbour.

3. Where was Rembrandt born?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) London, England.
(c) Sydney, Australia.
(d) Lieden, Dutch Republic.

4. Who is the author of Being and Time?
(a) Martin Heidegger.
(b) T. E. Lawrence.
(c) Francois de la Fochefoucauld.
(d) John Steinbeck.

5. Where was Wybrand Hendricks born?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

6. Who gives Theo his watch and ring to wear for the meeting with the underground art dealers in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) Gyuri.
(b) Boris.
(c) Victor.
(d) Shirley Temple.

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

8. What does Boris day his wife’s name is in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Maria.
(b) Elise.
(c) Astrid.
(d) Monica.

9. What does Boris tell Theo he replaced the stolen painting with in the pillowcase in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) A rock.
(b) An atlas.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A textbook.

10. 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) Brooklyn.
(b) Harlem.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Queens.

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

12. How many letters does Theo set out to write before committing suicide in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. What is the name of Theo’s bike-messenger drug-dealer in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Xandra.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Peter.
(d) Boris.

14. What is the name of Theo’s counselor at the early college program he begins attending in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Erica.
(b) Susanna.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Xandra.

15. What name is on the bank draft that Boris gives to Theo to give to the underground art dealers in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) Mike McNatt.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Farruco Frantisek.
(d) Tyler Olowska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What casino’s pool does Boris text Theo from once Theo has arrived in New York in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?

2. Who is Theo looking for at the Russian bar in the Village when he runs into Boris in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

3. Of what does Theo say in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point,” “that was what the insurance companies called it, catastrophe so random or arcane that there was otherwise no taking the measure of it”?

4. What is the name of the equestrian school that Platt Barbour says his parents sent him to as soon as he could tie his shoelaces in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

5. Where does Platt say his father first began experiencing manic episodes in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

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