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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 character from the dry cleaners does Theo describe always sporting a tape measure around his neck in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
(a) Juan.
(b) Zito.
(c) Charles.
(d) Vinnie.

2. What nickname does Bobo Silver have in the novel?
(a) The Sharp Shot.
(b) The Nine-Pin.
(c) The Mensch.
(d) The Shark.

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

4. Theo says in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point,” “Whatever you said about my dad, you couldn’t say he didn’t have” what?
(a) A cohesive world view.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Courage.
(d) Ambition.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of jewelry does Theo give to Kitsey to wear at their wedding in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

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

3. What is the name of Theo’s counselor at the early college program he begins attending in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?

4. What psychiatric disorder had Mr. Barbour been diagnosed with?

5. Who wrote the novel The Idiot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What letters does Theo write in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”? Why?

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

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

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

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

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