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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grisha tells Theo in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued” that the term “Russian Jew” is what?
(a) Propaganda.
(b) An oxymoron.
(c) A simile.
(d) A metaphor.

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

3. 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?
(a) Carson McCullers.
(b) Schiller.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) John Steinbeck.

4. What character from the novel The Idiot does Boris describe as always committing good actions in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Myshkin.
(b) Nastásya.
(c) Rogózhin.
(d) Alyosha.

5. What percentage of the reward money does Boris say he gave to Dima and Anton each in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) 20% each.
(b) 10% each.
(c) 40% each.
(d) 15% each.

6. Who is the driver for Boris when he and Theo leave Theo’s engagement party in the beginning of Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) Gyuri.
(b) Anatoly.
(c) Roger.
(d) Horst.

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

8. What does the construction worker tell Theo his old apartment building is being renovated into in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) A school.
(b) A bank.
(c) Upscale condos.
(d) A clothing store.

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

10. Who is the following quote attributed to in the opening of Part III of the novel? “We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.”
(a) Carson McCullers.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Francois de la Fochefoucauld.
(d) Arthur Rimbaud.

11. Where was the painter George van der Mijn born?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Berlin.

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

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

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

15. What nickname does Bobo Silver have in the novel?
(a) The Nine-Pin.
(b) The Sharp Shot.
(c) The Mensch.
(d) The Shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility” means to confuse or bewilder?

2. Where in New York does Theo put The Goldfinch in a storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

3. What is Victor’s last name in the novel?

4. Who is Mrs. Barbour’s friend that gave her the dogs after the death of her husband and Andy?

5. 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”?

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