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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. In January 1997, where did Breitwieser decide to go on a weekend mission?

2. How far apart in age were Breitwieser and Kleinklaus?

3. In 1976 in Avignon, France, how man Picassos were stolen all at once?

4. What did Breitwieser steal on his 24th birthday?

5. How old was the castle where Breitwieser saw a terracotta apothecary jar displayed high on a shelf?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the painting The Scream retrieved after it was stolen?

2. Where and how did Breitwieser and Kleinklaus steal a crossbow?

3. How did Breitwieser steal the Madeleine?

4. What stone figurines did Picasso have stolen from the Louvre, and why did he return them?

5. Although Breitwieser claimed he did not interact much with his mother, how did they interact?

6. What did Breitwieser hate about the theft by the thieves at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in March 1990?

7. How did Breitwieser steal the Adam and Eve sculpture?

8. How did Breitwieser steal a painting that had a security camera pointed directly at it?

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

10. What was Breitwieser's motive for stealing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Breitwieser steadfastly declared that his mother and Kleinklaus were innocent. How was Breitwieser loyal to his mother and girlfriend? Were they as loyal to him?

Essay Topic 2

Breitwieser said that "the story of art [was] a story of stealing" (66). Why did Breitwieser believe everyone in the art world was a thief in some way? How did Breitwieser believe the story of art was the story of stealing and how did this belief help him excuse his thefts?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Finkel use cliffhangers in The Art Thief? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

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