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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For how long does Theo pre-pay for the storage of the museum painting in Chapter 8: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop, continued”?
2. What psychiatric disorder had Mr. Barbour been diagnosed with?
3. Part V of The Goldfinch opens with the following quotation: “We have art in order not to die from the truth.” Who is attributed to this quote?
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 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”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Theo describe his time spent with Pippa in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
2. How is Boris injured in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”? How do Boris and Theo escape?
3. How does Boris describe his plan for retrieving the painting to Theo in Chapter 11: “The Gentleman’s Canal”?
4. Where does Theo meet Boris in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”? What does Boris confess to Theo?
5. 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?
6. What leads to the conflicts between Theo and Kitsey in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
7. Why does Theo study relentlessly in Chapter 7: “The Shop-Behind-the-Shop”?
8. When does Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility” begin? What does Theo learn from Platt Barbour in the beginning of the chapter?
9. What does Theo learn about Havistock Irving from Hobie in Chapter 10: “The Idiot”?
10. How does Theo go about trying to contact Boris in Chapter 12: “The Rendezvous Point”? Is he successful?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the setting of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Theo’s impressions of this setting. How does Las Vegas compare with New York for Theo? What are some examples of imagery the author uses to illustrate this setting?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of aesthetic beauty and art in The Goldfinch. How is the value of art described and illustrated through the narrative? What does the painting The Goldfinch represent symbolically to Theo? Why? What characters in the novel appreciate art and aesthetic beauty?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Larry Decker as presented in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson.” How would you demonstrate Theo’s relationship with his father growing up? How does this relationship differ from Theo’s relationship with his mother?
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