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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. What job did Anne-Catherine often have?

2. How long after stealing Sibylle of Cleves, did Breitwieser film his mother in the downstairs living room?

3. Of how many siblings was Kleinklaus the oldest?

4. In September 1995, from where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a painting that had a security camera pointed directly at it?

5. When did the Swiss psychotherapist visit Breitwieser?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus struggle with careers?

2. Why did Breitwieser give up on a theft of a knife in May 1996 and then return later to get the knife?

3. Where did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus live?

4. What observations did psychotherapist Schmidt make about Breitwieser?

5. What did Breitwieser look like?

6. What painting did Breitwieser steal at a Sotheby's estate auction and how did he take it?

7. What were the Horses of Saint Mark, and how had they been stolen throughout the centuries?

8. How did Breitwieser steal the Madeleine?

9. What was Breitwieser like as an adolescent?

10. After works were stolen, what were the three options that thieves usually pursued?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stengel destroyed many pieces of the artwork her son stole. Why might she have destroyed the artwork rather than turning it over to the police?

Essay Topic 2

Breitwieser did not consider himself to be an art thief. Why did Breitwieser steal? Why did he not consider himself to be a thief?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Art Thief when relating conversations? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand people, emotions, events, or ideas?

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