Body and Soul Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Frank Conroy
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 157 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Body and Soul Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Frank Conroy
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 157 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Peter Fisk play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Cello.
(d) Flute.

2. Why does the Fisk housekeeper give Claude the item while he waits for Catherine to go to the dance?
(a) For good luck.
(b) As a sign of friendship.
(c) To help him relax.
(d) As a warning.

3. What happens to the letter Claude sends to Catherine?
(a) Mrs. Fisk throws it away.
(b) It is returned unopened.
(c) It gets lost in the mail.
(d) Catherine tears it into little pieces.

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. How does Catherine treat Claude at the Bentley School dance?
(a) She remains by his side the whole night.
(b) She moves back and forth between Claude and her own group of friends.
(c) She introduces Claude to a girl, then goes her own way.
(d) She ignores him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Claude feel about sitting in the children's section of the movie theater?

2. What happens when Emma receives occasional phone calls during the night?

3. After his first performance at the music festival, how many times will Claude have played in front of an audience?

4. Why does Emma return to New York City during the questioning process about her suspected communist activities?

5. What used to be in the room that Peter Fisk shows Claude while he waits to go to the dance with Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the pivotal events which occur in Claude's life from the time Mr. Fredericks asks Claude to play at a music festival with him to the time he meets Mr. Larkin, who is on a college scholarship committee.

2. What does Claude realize about Mr. Weisfeld's feelings for him only after Mr. Weisfeld dies?

3. Aside from music lessons and accessories, what does Claude acquire from Mr. Weisfeld's music store?

4. How does Mr. Weisfeld's influence on Claude help Claude cope with Catherine Fisk's attitude toward him?

5. Explain what happens when Mr. Weisfeld comes to Claude's apartment after Claude misses a week of lessons.

6. How has Mrs. Powers changed regarding her feelings toward Claude?

7. Why does Mr. Weisfeld send Claude to various piano instructors?

8. What do we learn about Claude as his life as a six-year-old is described?

9. How do Mr. and Mrs. Powers treat Claude?

10. How does Aldo Frescobaldi's relationship with Claude affect Claude?

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