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

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

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

3. 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) 50 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) Over 80 years.
(d) Over 70 years.

4. Who is the customer that accuses Theo and Hobie of working together to make and sell fake antiques in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Lucius Reeve.
(b) Chance Barbour.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Tyler Olowska.

5. Theo says in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point,” “Whatever you said about my dad, you couldn’t say he didn’t have” what?
(a) Courage.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Ambition.
(d) A cohesive world view.

6. Platt Barbour tells Theo that he has just begun working for what academic publisher in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Knopf.
(b) Compton and Smith.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Blake-Barrows.

7. Who does Theo recall having told him that the Rosary protects people from drowning in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Boris.
(b) Andy.
(c) Hobie.
(d) Pippa.

8. What is the name of the junkie uptown that Boris takes Theo with him to speak with about the painting in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Welty.
(b) Miyako.
(c) Sascha.
(d) Horst.

9. How much money does Grisha say Hobie pays for his storage facility in Brooklyn in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) $500/month.
(b) $1000/month.
(c) $900/month.
(d) $2,000/month.

10. The cop show that Theo sees his father on in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point” is from about what year?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1975.

11. What is the name of the woman Andy was planning to marry when he died?
(a) Miyako.
(b) Sascha.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Myriam.

12. What is the profession of the thief who is discovered in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop” for stealing three paintings after the museum explosion?
(a) Paramedic.
(b) Museum curator.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Doctor.

13. How did Andy Barbour die, according to Platt in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He had AIDS.
(c) He had cancer.
(d) He was shot.

14. Where in New York does Theo put The Goldfinch in a storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) The Upper West Side.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) The Lower East Side.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Theo pre-pay for the storage of the museum painting in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

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

3. Theo says that he’s read online that what percentage of suicides by overdose is successful in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?

4. What does Theo do with the piece of paper that he’s written his locker number and combination at the storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

5. Where was Rembrandt born?

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