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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. 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) Circus Circus.
(d) MGM Grand.

2. 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) Tyler Olowska.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Mike McNatt.

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

4. 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) $900/month.
(c) $500/month.
(d) $1000/month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Platt Barbour tells Theo that he has just begun working for what academic publisher in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

3. For how long does Boris tell Theo he worked for Mr. Silver in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

4. 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”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Theo’s mindset change once he has begun classes in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

3. When does Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility” begin? What does Theo learn from Platt Barbour in the beginning of the chapter?

4. What does Theo learn about Havistock Irving from Hobie in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

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

6. How does Theo describe his time spent with Pippa in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

7. What has Theo done with The Goldfinch after arriving at Hobie’s shop in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?

8. Why does Theo assist Hobie and help out with the shop in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

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

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

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