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 bombing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

With a long walk through the streets of New York

With a look into Hobie's shop
2 When Theo's mother first came to New York, she worked as
a gallerist

a model

a stock broker

a lawyer
3 The Goldfinch is an allegory for
Theo's fear of flight

Hobie's love of paintings

Theo's trauma

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

Carel Fabritius

Pablo Picasso

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

Theo and his mother are held hostage

the museum is bombed

the museum shuts down due to a pandemic
6 Which of the following is an example of metonomy?
“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.”

"It suited her"
7 In which figure of speech does a part stand in for the whole?
simile

aphorism

synecdoche

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

an unlikely coincidence

a plot twist

an ironic phrase using "like" or "as"
9 Which of the following best defines dramatic irony?
the character is aware of something that the audience isn't

the character fools the audience

the character is in an exciting but unlikely or unusual circumstance

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

parallelism

sarcasm

understatement
11 How does Theo describe his mother?
rusty and wry

glossy and nervy and stylish as a racehorse

elegant like a weasel

angry and obsessive
12 How does Theo describe Hobie?
haggard, noble-jawed, heavy

red-headed and rambunctious

glossy and nervy

skinny and lithe
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?
Hobie

Pippa

Boris

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

in Las Vegas

in Russia

with Hobie
16 Who is Theo's main love interest?
Boris

Pippa

Kitsey

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

completely platonic

completely requited

requited but discouraged
18 Who is Pippa dating?
Lucius

Everett

Andy

Kitsey
19 Which city does Pippa move to?
Paris

London

Kiev

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

Larry owes him money

Larry stole his car

Larry is a missing person
21 What does Theo sell Lucius Reeve?
a suit of armor

Welty's ring

a fraudulent antique

a rare breed of bird
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 arrested

he is tortured

he receives a cash reward

he is murdered by the mafia
24 Which Dostoevsky novel most influences Boris?
Crime and Punishment

The Idiot

Notes from Underground

Devils
25 Who does Boris date in high school?
Kotku

Theo

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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