Q 01/05

The publisher pitched The Van Gogh Deception as Dan Brown meeting which amnesiac spy of books and films?

A) Jason Bourne

B) James Bond

C) Ethan Hunt

D) Napoleon Solo

Answer · why

A) Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne is the spy who wakes with no memory of who he is, the same fix the novel's young hero is in. Robert Ludlum created the character in 1980.

Q 02/05

In The Van Gogh Deception, what do the kids spray at a kidnapper's stun gun to get away?

A) A fire extinguisher

B) A bottle of hairspray

C) A shaken can of Coke

D) A garden hose

Answer · why

C) A shaken can of Coke

A shaken can of Coke does the job, one of several quick-thinking escapes Art and Camille improvise while a crew of trained operatives hunts them.

Q 03/05

What do readers of The Van Gogh Deception scan with a phone to see the paintings named in the story?

A) Barcodes

B) QR codes

C) Watermarks

D) Hashtags

Answer · why

B) QR codes

QR codes are printed throughout the novel, each one opening a real artwork by van Gogh or another master at the moment the characters see it.

Q 04/05

In which city does a boy with no memory turn up alone in an art museum in The Van Gogh Deception?

A) Washington, D.C.

B) New York, New York

C) Chicago, Illinois

D) Boston, Massachusetts

Answer · why

A) Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the setting, and the chase that follows runs through the National Gallery of Art and the streets and landmarks around it.

Q 05/05

Where does the boy with amnesia in The Van Gogh Deception find the name Art that he goes by?

A) On a museum ticket

B) On a library card

C) Inside his jacket

D) In a sketchbook

Answer · why

C) Inside his jacket

Inside his jacket is the only clue he has, so Art becomes his name while everything else about his life stays blank.