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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 35-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Mr Vercueil's usual temperament?
(a) On edge.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Excited.
(d) Happy.

2. What does the narrator give to the person that lives near her house the first evening?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Food.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Water.

3. Who tries to intervene when Mr. Vercueil is being beaten?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Florence.
(c) The police.
(d) Concerned neighbors.

4. Who are the only two people the narrator say she would speak to on the phone?
(a) Her sister and her brother.
(b) Her daughter and Bach.
(c) Her daughter and Tchaikovsky.
(d) Bach and Beethoven.

5. When does the narrator return to her house after her trip in town?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Late morning.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls the narrator as she plays music?

2. What does the man buy with the money he takes from the narrator?

3. What is the name of the housekeeper's son?

4. Who is the narrator addressing in this book?

5. What is the call the narrator receives while playing music about?

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