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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 9: Everything of Possibility.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Theo tell the social workers that his paternal grandparents live in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) California.
(b) Maine.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maryland.

2. What is the name of Tom Cable’s sister that Platt Barbour once dated?
(a) Joey Cable.
(b) Anna Cable.
(c) Sarah Cable.
(d) Mina Cable.

3. 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) Schiller.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Carson McCullers.
(d) Beethoven.

4. What does the nickname “Kotku” that Boris gives his girlfriend mean in English?
(a) Kitty cat.
(b) Puppy dog.
(c) Flower.
(d) Little bird.

5. Who is the author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter?
(a) Francois de la Fochefoucauld.
(b) T. E. Lawrence.
(c) Farruco Frantisek.
(d) Carson McCullers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Barbour’s friend that gave her the dogs after the death of her husband and Andy?

2. What television channel does Theo sit and watch each day when Andy returns to school in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

3. What are the names of Mrs. Barbour’s dogs that Theo meets when he visits her in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?

4. What is the name of Andy Barbour’s brother whose room Theo stays in after his mother’s death?

5. What word used in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility” means to confuse or bewilder?

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