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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 driver for Boris when he and Theo leave Theo’s engagement party in the beginning of Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
(a) Roger.
(b) Anatoly.
(c) Horst.
(d) Gyuri.

2. Where in New York does Theo put The Goldfinch in a storage facility in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Harlem.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) The Lower East Side.

3. Of what does Theo say in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point,” “that was what the insurance companies called it, catastrophe so random or arcane that there was otherwise no taking the measure of it”?
(a) Inflation.
(b) An act of God.
(c) An act of Nature.
(d) Liability.

4. What is the name of the junkie uptown that Boris takes Theo with him to speak with about the painting in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
(a) Welty.
(b) Horst.
(c) Miyako.
(d) Sascha.

5. How did Andy Barbour die, according to Platt in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) He had AIDS.
(b) He drowned.
(c) He had cancer.
(d) He was shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Theo close the antiques shop each day in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

2. What word used in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility” means to confuse or bewilder?

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

4. Who is Theo looking for at the Russian bar in the Village when he runs into Boris in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

5. How much money does Grisha say Hobie pays for his storage facility in Brooklyn in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Boris bring with him when he arrives in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?

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

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

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

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

7. What setting is Theo at in the beginning of 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. How does Theo describe his actions in the past year in the conclusion of Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”? How is Theo’s outlook at the end of the novel?

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

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