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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The cop show that Theo sees his father on in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point” is from about what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1975.

4. What item of jewelry does Theo give to Kitsey to wear at their wedding in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Pippa's diamond bracelet.
(b) His mother’s emerald earrings.
(c) His grandmother's wedding ring.
(d) A turquoise necklace.

5. For what types of works is Wybrand Hendricks most well-known?
(a) Still life.
(b) Portraits.
(c) Landscapes.
(d) Abstract sculptures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theo do with the piece of paper that he’s written his locker number and combination at the storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

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. 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.”

4. What nickname does Bobo Silver have in the novel?

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”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boris describe his plan for retrieving the painting to Theo in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?

2. What does Theo discover when he visits his old apartment in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”? How does Theo respond?

3. What does Theo take with him when he departs Hobie’s shop in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”? What does he leave behind?

4. What causes Theo’s anxiety about the painting to escalate in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?

5. What accusation does Lucius Reeve make regarding Theo’s past in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

6. What does Theo confess to Hobie after he returns home in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?

7. Why does Theo study relentlessly in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?

8. What is foreshadowed by the conversation between Theo and Grisha in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

9. How does Theo describe his relationship with drugs in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

10. What leads to the conflicts between Theo and Kitsey in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

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