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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What character from the dry cleaners does Theo describe always sporting a tape measure around his neck in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Charles.
(b) Juan.
(c) Vinnie.
(d) Zito.

3. Who is Mrs. Barbour’s assistant that Theo considers calling to help him get a flight home in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Anna.
(b) Emma.
(c) Janet.
(d) Ella.

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

5. How much money does Boris say he is giving to Theo when he finally appears at the Amsterdam hotel in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) 3 million Euros.
(b) 2 million Euros.
(c) 500,000 Euros.
(d) 1 million Euros.

6. 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”?
(a) U.S. Bank.
(b) Citizen Bank Anguilla.
(c) De Nederlandsche Bank.
(d) Bank of Holland.

7. What was the name of Mr. Barbour’s uncle that Platt says drowned while trying to cross to the mainland in the 1960s in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Wendell.
(c) James.
(d) Michael.

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) Sascha.
(c) Horst.
(d) Miyako.

9. 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) John Steinbeck.
(b) Mike McNatt.
(c) Farruco Frantisek.
(d) Tyler Olowska.

10. Who is Mrs. Barbour’s friend that gave her the dogs after the death of her husband and Andy?
(a) Joey Cable.
(b) Mercedes de la Pereyra.
(c) Saffi Caspersen.
(d) Mike McNatt.

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

12. Where does Platt say his father first began experiencing manic episodes in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) In jail.
(b) In high school.
(c) At Harvard Law School.
(d) At the hospital where his first son was born.

13. For how long does Theo pre-pay for the storage of the museum painting in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

14. 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) Tyler Olowska.
(b) Chance Barbour.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Lucius Reeve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What is the name of Boris’s driver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the woman Andy was planning to marry when he died?

5. How many letters does Theo set out to write before committing suicide in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?

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