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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Fisk buy an instrument for Catherine in the music store?
(a) She hopes Catherine will like it.
(b) Mrs. Fisk ordered Catherine to learn how to play.
(c) Catherine has been begging her mother for an instrument.
(d) Catherine is tired of playing the piano.

2. What business arrangement does Claude enter into with Al Johnson, a maintenance man?
(a) Claude helps Al with custodial work.
(b) They sell cleaning supplies.
(c) They split the money from collecting soda bottles in the garbage.
(d) Claude plays the piano while Al plays the saxophone on a street corner.

3. Where does Mr. Fredericks live?
(a) In a beach house in the Hamptons.
(b) In an expensive townhouse in Brooklyn.
(c) In a penthouse in Manhattan.
(d) In a mansion on the Hudson River.

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

5. What does Lady say to comfort Claude when he becomes upset after playing the piano for Lady's friends?
(a) Someday he will make a lot of money for playing.
(b) Her friends know nothing about music.
(c) She always cries when she hears that song.
(d) He saved a dying party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective describes the opinion of Claude's music instructors at the Bentley School regarding Claude's talent?

2. Who is the composer of the Double Concerto that Mr. Fredericks wants Claude to play at the music festival?

3. How are Lady and Catherine Fisk related?

4. Where is the music festival held at which Mr. Fredericks wants Claude to play?

5. What is Claude's physique as a young boy?

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