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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. The following quote opens Part IV of The Goldfinch: “It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.” Who is attributed to this quotation?
(a) Carson McCullers.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Schiller.

2. Where is Pippa attending boarding school in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Italy.

3. What word from Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal” refers to excruciating distress or suffering?
(a) Epitome.
(b) Candor.
(c) Duration.
(d) Anguish.

4. Who is Mrs. Barbour’s assistant that Theo considers calling to help him get a flight home in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?
(a) Emma.
(b) Anna.
(c) Janet.
(d) Ella.

5. 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.”
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) Francois de la Fochefoucauld.
(c) Arthur Rimbaud.
(d) Carson McCullers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Who gives Theo his watch and ring to wear for the meeting with the underground art dealers in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?

3. The cop show that Theo sees his father on in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point” is from about what year?

4. Who tells Theo that he’s seen men stalking outside of the antiques shop in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

5. How much money does Boris say he is giving to Theo when he finally appears at the Amsterdam hotel in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has Theo done with The Goldfinch after arriving at Hobie’s shop 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. What leads to the conflicts between Theo and Kitsey in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?

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

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

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

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

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