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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Part V of The Goldfinch opens with the following quotation: “We have art in order not to die from the truth.” Who is attributed to this quote?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Albert Camus.
(c) Franz Kafka.
(d) Friedrich Nietzsche.

3. What is the name of the Chinese quarter in Amsterdam where Boris says he is staying with his girlfriend in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) Oost.
(b) Zeedijk.
(c) Noord.
(d) Westpoort.

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

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

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

7. What is the name of Tom Cable’s sister that Platt Barbour once dated?
(a) Joey Cable.
(b) Anna Cable.
(c) Sarah Cable.
(d) Mina Cable.

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

9. What item does Theo buy at a sporting goods store to storage along with the painting in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) An easel.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A pup tent.

10. 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) Tyler Olowska.
(d) Farruco Frantisek.

11. Theo says that he’s read online that what percentage of suicides by overdose is successful in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) 10%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 5%.

12. Where do the newspapers describe the killings as having taken place in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Overtoom.
(b) Noord.
(c) Oost.
(d) Febaten.

13. What casino’s pool does Boris text Theo from once Theo has arrived in New York in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?
(a) Circus Circus.
(b) MGM Grand.
(c) Caesar's Palace.
(d) The Sands.

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

15. What is Kitsey’s real first name?
(a) Charity.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Christina.
(d) Katherine.

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 did Andy Barbour die, according to Platt in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

3. What does the construction worker tell Theo his old apartment building is being renovated into in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

4. What is the reported value of the rediscovered Rembrandt that was stolen from the museum after the attack?

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

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