The Goldfinch Quizzes

The Goldfinch Quiz 1

1 How does the Goldfinch begin?
With a bombing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

With a look into Hobie's shop

With Theo recounting a dream he had about his mother

With a long walk through the streets of New York
2 When Theo's mother first came to New York, she worked as
a model

a gallerist

a stock broker

a lawyer
3 The Goldfinch is an allegory for
Theo's inability to paint

Hobie's love of paintings

Theo's trauma

Theo's fear of flight
4 Which artist painted The Goldfinch?
Pablo Picasso

Jans Hals

Vermeer

Carel Fabritius
5 Which of the following occurs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the first chapter of the novel?
the museum is looted

the museum shuts down due to a pandemic

Theo and his mother are held hostage

the museum is bombed
6 Which of the following is an example of metonomy?
"It suited her"

“Standing in the doorway, half-reeling with pain, I tried to concentrate.”

“Goldie said something sharp-sounding in Spanish to Marco V, who shrugged blandly and headed back into the package room.”

"Good reflexes, good head on her shoulders ever since she was tiny.”
7 In which figure of speech does a part stand in for the whole?
aphorism

metonymy

simile

synecdoche
8 Which of the following best defines situational irony?
a juxtaposition between two opposite words

a plot twist

an unlikely coincidence

an ironic phrase using "like" or "as"
9 Which of the following best defines dramatic irony?
the character fools the audience

the character is in an exciting but unlikely or unusual circumstance

the character is aware of something that the audience isn't

the audience is aware of something that the character isn't
10 Which of the following is NOT a kind of verbal irony?
overstatement

sarcasm

understatement

parallelism
11 How does Theo describe his mother?
angry and obsessive

elegant like a weasel

glossy and nervy and stylish as a racehorse

rusty and wry
12 How does Theo describe Hobie?
skinny and lithe

haggard, noble-jawed, heavy

glossy and nervy

red-headed and rambunctious
13 How does Theo describe Pippa?
stylish as a racehorse

an elegant weasel

glossy, like a fashion drawing

rusty, wry little redhead
14 Who gives Theo a ring after the bombing?
Hobie

Boris

Pippa

Welty
15 Where does Theo not live as a child?
with Hobie

with the Barbours

in Las Vegas

in Russia
16 Who is Theo's main love interest?
Mrs. Barbour

Kitsey

Pippa

Boris
17 Which of the following best describes Theo's love for Pippa?
filial more than romatic

requited but discouraged

completely platonic

completely requited
18 Who is Pippa dating?
Lucius

Kitsey

Andy

Everett
19 Which city does Pippa move to?
London

Paris

Las Vegas

Kiev
20 Why is Naaman Silver looking for Larry?
He owes Larry money

Larry owes him money

Larry is a missing person

Larry stole his car
21 What does Theo sell Lucius Reeve?
Welty's ring

a suit of armor

a rare breed of bird

a fraudulent antique
22 How does Theo make extra money while working in Hobie's shop?
by moving antiques for customers

by renting out a moving van

by selling fraudulent antiques

by flipping houses
23 What happens after Boris returns the painting?
he is murdered by the mafia

he is arrested

he receives a cash reward

he is tortured
24 Which Dostoevsky novel most influences Boris?
Devils

The Idiot

Crime and Punishment

Notes from Underground
25 Who does Boris date in high school?
Andy

Kotku

Pippa

Theo

How does the writer use language here to describe the sudden turn of events?

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Sadly, Boris is a bad influence. Unfortunately, his circumstances as home..... where he lives with an abusive, alcoholic father, mean that he hasn't grown up in a loving household and often has to fend for himself..... and defend himself. In the...

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Does anyone know what the point of view in this book is?

The Goldfinch is narrated in the first-person by the character, Theo Decker.

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The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

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