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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Pippa attending boarding school in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?
(a) England.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

3. Who gives Theo his watch and ring to wear for the meeting with the underground art dealers in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) Boris.
(b) Gyuri.
(c) Shirley Temple.
(d) Victor.

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

5. What are the names of Mrs. Barbour’s dogs that Theo meets when he visits her in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Socks and Spot.
(b) Chiva and Pittsy.
(c) Ting-a-Ling and Clementine.
(d) Bobo and Mittens.

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

7. 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) Franz Kafka.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Albert Camus.

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

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

10. 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) Bank of Holland.
(b) U.S. Bank.
(c) De Nederlandsche Bank.
(d) Citizen Bank Anguilla.

11. 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) Caesar's Palace.
(b) The Sands.
(c) MGM Grand.
(d) Circus Circus.

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

13. Who has Theo killed in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Martin.
(b) Boris.
(c) Hobie.
(d) Pippa.

14. Who is the woman that works for Boris what Theo meets when he first sees Boris in New York in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Pippa.
(b) Xandra.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Myriam.

15. What word described by Theo in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop” refers to arrogance or excessive pride?
(a) Humility.
(b) Ennui.
(c) Agility.
(d) Hubris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Boris say his wife lives mostly with his children in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

2. Theo says in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point,” “Whatever you said about my dad, you couldn’t say he didn’t have” what?

3. What is the real name of the bar/restaurant that Hobie refers to as “the Local” in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

4. 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?

5. Hobie invites Theo to go for dinner at “the Local” with him and whom in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

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