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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Catherine feel about Claude when he comes to accompany Peter?
(a) She has a secret crush on him.
(b) She looks down on him.
(c) She aggressively pursues him.
(d) She thinks of him as her best friend.

2. How old is Claude when he begins to go to the movies?
(a) 9-years-old.
(b) 11-years-old.
(c) 10-years-old.
(d) 12-years-old.

3. How old is Claude Rawlings at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9-years-old.
(b) 8-years-old.
(c) 7-years-old.
(d) 6-years-old.

4. Why is the location of the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother important?
(a) Claude realizes people are always going somewhere as he watches them pass.
(b) Claude is afraid of heights.
(c) Claude can see most of the city from his apartment.
(d) Claude likes to read the expressions on the faces of the people who pass.

5. What organization suspects Emma of communist activities?
(a) CIA.
(b) FBI.
(c) CPA.
(d) FAA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Claude begin to go to the movies?

2. What is Mr. Weisfeld's opinion about Claude when he returns to Mr. Weisfeld's music store two weeks after he sells the Claude the piano lessons book?

3. Who do Claude and Emma discover belongs to the Communist Party?

4. What is the status of Emma's job when she returns to New York City after being questioned about communist activities?

5. Who arranges for Claude to practice on a grand piano in the home of a famous retired maestro?

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