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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Theo’s Honors English class begin reading at the start of the school year in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) The Sun Also Rises.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) Walden.

2. What does Hobie tell Theo that he is, as opposed to a businessman, in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?
(a) A musician.
(b) A cabinet maker.
(c) A painter.
(d) A print-maker.

3. Who is the math teacher that describes his brother’s death in a car accident to Theo in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Mr. Borowsky.
(b) Mr. Swanson.
(c) Mr. Neuspeil.
(d) Mr. Meeks.

4. Where does Naaman Silver tell Theo he is from in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) Trenton, New Jersey.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Canarsie, New York.
(d) Springfield, Illinois.

5. What is the name of the female bartender at the mining camp that taught Boris to speak English, according to his story in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) Emma.
(b) Judy.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Maude.

6. What is the name of the social worker from the Department of Child and Family Services that calls Theo and asks to speak to his father in Chapter 2: “The Anatomy Lesson”?
(a) Mathilde Beeman.
(b) Carson McCullers.
(c) Joey Cable.
(d) Marjorie Beth Weinberg.

7. What fictional name does Boris call Theo when he first meets him in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?
(a) Birdman.
(b) Batman.
(c) Harry Potter.
(d) Don Juan.

8. Where does Andy Barbour’s family live?
(a) Queens.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Park Avenue.

9. On what date does Theo’s mother die in the narrative?
(a) April 10.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 14.
(d) September 11.

10. Who does Theo’s mother plan to buy a gift for at the gift store before she is killed in Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Jed.
(b) T. E. Lawrence.
(c) Mathilde.
(d) Welty.

11. Who is the maid that brings Andy and Theo appetizers when Mrs. Barbour hosts a party in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?
(a) Pru.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Etta.
(d) Marie.

12. What is Mrs. Barbour’s first name?
(a) Cinzia.
(b) Etta.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Marie.

13. Who is the Danish girl in Theo’s class that has a crush on Boris in Chapter 6: “Wind, Sand and Stars”?
(a) Sascha Cable.
(b) Saffi Caspersen.
(c) Farruco Frantisek.
(d) Carson McCullers.

14. What is the name of the street that Theo’s father lives on in Las Vegas?
(a) Rose Petal Road.
(b) Mountain Vista Lane.
(c) Casino End Lane.
(d) Desert End Road.

15. Where does the narrator describe locking himself in his hotel room for over a week in the beginning of Chapter 1: “Boy with a Skull”?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Houston.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Theo tell the social workers that his paternal grandparents live in Chapter 3: “Park Avenue”?

3. A quote from what author opens Part II of The Goldfinch?

4. What is Boris’s last name?

5. Who is Theo’s history teacher that he describes as having grown up in a tough Boston neighborhood in Chapter 4: “Morphine Lollipop”?

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