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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Theo looking for at the Russian bar in the Village when he runs into Boris in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Paul.
(c) Kitsey.
(d) Todd.

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

4. What is the name of Boris’s driver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Gyuri.
(b) Roger.
(c) Platt.
(d) Jed.

5. 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) De Nederlandsche Bank.
(c) Bank of Holland.
(d) Citizen Bank Anguilla.

6. What gemstone is featured on the necklace that Theo leaves for Pippa in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) Opal.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Topaz.
(d) Emerald.

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

8. When was Seven Pillars of Arabia published?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1799.

9. What is the name of the boarding school that Pippa attends in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?
(a) The Kennedy School.
(b) Groton School.
(c) Institut Swisse.
(d) Institut Mont-Haefeli.

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

11. Who does Theo go to see at his old apartment building in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Jose and Goldie.
(b) His father.
(c) Cleo and Paul.
(d) Jeff and James.

12. 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) 500,000 Euros.
(b) 1 million Euros.
(c) 3 million Euros.
(d) 2 million Euros.

13. What actress’s husband killed himself on their wedding night and wrote in a suicide note, “It was only a farce,” according to Theo in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Jean Harlow’s husband.
(b) Betty Grable's husband.
(c) Marilyn Monroe's husband.
(d) Joan Crawford's husband.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. How much money does Grisha say Hobie pays for his storage facility in Brooklyn in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

3. Who has Theo killed in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?

4. Where was Rembrandt born?

5. What airport does Theo leave New York from after departing his engagement party in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?

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