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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 is the name of the equestrian school that Platt Barbour says his parents sent him to as soon as he could tie his shoelaces in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Collomby School.
(b) Prince George’s School.
(c) Groton School.
(d) Winchester School.

2. 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”?
(a) He hides it in his room.
(b) He puts it in a postal box.
(c) He mails it to his father.
(d) He throws it away.

3. When did George van der Mijn die?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1598.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1763.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Tom Cable’s sister that Platt Barbour once dated?

2. What was the name of Mr. Barbour’s uncle that Platt says drowned while trying to cross to the mainland in the 1960s in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

3. What are the names of Mrs. Barbour’s dogs that Theo meets when he visits her in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

4. 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”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangements are made for Theo’s guardianship in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?

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

3. When does Chapter 10: “The Idiot” begin? What obstacles is Theo facing in the beginning of the chapter?

4. What takes place when Theo meets with the art thieves in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?

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

6. How does Theo describe his business dealings in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

7. What does Theo confess to Hobie in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

8. Where does Theo hide the museum painting in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

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

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

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