The Goldfinch Quizzes

The Goldfinch Quiz 1

1 How does the Goldfinch begin?
With Theo recounting a dream he had about his mother

With a look into Hobie's shop

With a bombing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 lawyer

a stock broker
3 The Goldfinch is an allegory for
Theo's trauma

Hobie's love of paintings

Theo's fear of flight

Theo's inability to paint
4 Which artist painted The Goldfinch?
Carel Fabritius

Vermeer

Jans Hals

Pablo Picasso
5 Which of the following occurs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the first chapter of the novel?
Theo and his mother are held hostage

the museum shuts down due to a pandemic

the museum is bombed

the museum is looted
6 Which of the following is an example of metonomy?
“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.”

"It suited her"

“Standing in the doorway, half-reeling with pain, I tried to concentrate.”
7 In which figure of speech does a part stand in for the whole?
metonymy

synecdoche

aphorism

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

an unlikely coincidence

an ironic phrase using "like" or "as"

a plot twist
9 Which of the following best defines dramatic irony?
the audience is aware of something that the character isn't

the character is in an exciting but unlikely or unusual circumstance

the character fools the audience

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

understatement

overstatement

sarcasm
11 How does Theo describe his mother?
glossy and nervy and stylish as a racehorse

elegant like a weasel

angry and obsessive

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

haggard, noble-jawed, heavy

red-headed and rambunctious

glossy and nervy
13 How does Theo describe Pippa?
rusty, wry little redhead

an elegant weasel

glossy, like a fashion drawing

stylish as a racehorse
14 Who gives Theo a ring after the bombing?
Welty

Hobie

Pippa

Boris
15 Where does Theo not live as a child?
in Russia

in Las Vegas

with Hobie

with the Barbours
16 Who is Theo's main love interest?
Kitsey

Pippa

Mrs. Barbour

Boris
17 Which of the following best describes Theo's love for Pippa?
requited but discouraged

filial more than romatic

completely platonic

completely requited
18 Who is Pippa dating?
Andy

Everett

Lucius

Kitsey
19 Which city does Pippa move to?
London

Paris

Las Vegas

Kiev
20 Why is Naaman Silver looking for Larry?
Larry is a missing person

Larry owes him money

He owes Larry money

Larry stole his car
21 What does Theo sell Lucius Reeve?
a suit of armor

a fraudulent antique

Welty's ring

a rare breed of bird
22 How does Theo make extra money while working in Hobie's shop?
by flipping houses

by selling fraudulent antiques

by renting out a moving van

by moving antiques for customers
23 What happens after Boris returns the painting?
he is murdered by the mafia

he is tortured

he receives a cash reward

he is arrested
24 Which Dostoevsky novel most influences Boris?
Crime and Punishment

Devils

The Idiot

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

Kotku

Andy

Pippa

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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