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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 hardware store chain did Breitwieser work for?

2. When the international search warrant was approved, how long had Breitwieser been in custody?

3. When Breitwieser's father contacted him in 2002, how many years of silence were between them?

4. When did Breitwieser shoplift clothing from a boutique for Stephanie and his father?

5. At the Art & History Museum, what silver piece did Breitwieser covet?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 2002, how did Breitwieser try to adapt to the rhythms of jail?

2. Why were Breitwieser and Kleinklaus arrested in Lucerne in Chapter 22?

3. At the Art & History Museum when Breitwieser stole a silver warship, what did he do when stopped by a guard?

4. How did Breitwieser get a Brughel?

5. When Kleinklaus was subpoenaed and submitted to an interview, what did she say about the attic cleanout?

6. What was Breitwieser's punishment for his crimes in Switzerland?

7. When Breitwieser met with Von der Muhll, how did he describe Kleinklaus and his mother?

8. What arguments did Breitwieser's attorney give at Breitwieser's Swiss trial?

9. When Breitwieser was interviewed by inspector Roland Meier, how did he realize that the inspector might be bluffing?

10. How long did it take to get an international search warrant for Breitwieser's mother's house, and what was found there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The prosecutor and Breitwieser's defense attorney presented a very different picture of who Breitwieser was and his motives for the thefts during his Swiss trial. What role might bias have played in how the two men portrayed Breitwieser?

Essay Topic 2

Courts ordered that Breitwieser be examined by psychotherapists and psychologists after he was arrested. Why did courts order that Breitwieser be examined by psychotherapists and psychologists? After evaluations what did psychotherapists and psychologists determine was Breitwieser’s impetus for his thefts?

Essay Topic 3

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

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