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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 9, 10, and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is currently in the room shown to Claude by Peter Fisk?
(a) Exotic plants.
(b) Electric trains.
(c) A grand piano.
(d) War paraphernalia.

2. After Peter shows Claude the room, what does Claude question Peter about?
(a) The gauge of the electric trains.
(b) Gas chambers.
(c) The maker of the piano.
(d) Rare orchids.

3. What is Claude's initial reaction when he discovers his mother and Al Johnson have developed a more intimate relationship?
(a) He is overjoyed.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is surprised.
(d) He feels betrayed.

4. What famous person does Claude meet at the dinner party in the Fisk home?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) George Balanchine.
(c) Georgia O'Keeffe.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

5. Why does Claude begin to go to the movies?
(a) To hear the music played with the movie.
(b) His friends convince him to go.
(c) As a diversion.
(d) He likes a girl who works there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result after Claude studies the Schoenberg twelve-tone system?

2. Where does Claude sit in relation to the other children in the children's section of the movie theater?

3. How old is Claude Rawlings at the beginning of the novel?

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

5. What organization suspects Emma of communist activities?

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