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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. Why does Claude choose to keep a quiet demeanor in school?
(a) He is embarrassed about his poverty.
(b) He doesn't want anyone asking about his father.
(c) He struggles to keep up with the class.
(d) He is afraid of being punished by his mother.

2. Where in the building is the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother?
(a) Third floor.
(b) First floor.
(c) Top floor.
(d) Basement.

3. Why can't Claude keep the Bechstein piano left to him by the maestro in his apartment?
(a) It doesn't fit through the apartment door.
(b) There is no way to get it down the steps to the apartment.
(c) The apartment is too small.
(d) The neighbors complain about the noise.

4. What happens when Emma receives occasional phone calls during the night?
(a) Emma sends Claude to stay with a neighbor.
(b) Emma wakes Claude and takes him to pick up secret customers.
(c) Emma panics and screams hysterically.
(d) Emma leaves and delivers mysterious packages.

5. After Emma is released from government surveillance, what does she send to official agencies?
(a) Evidence that proves her innocence.
(b) Letters with the names of communist sympathizers.
(c) Job applications.
(d) Letters of complaint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claude discover an old piano?

2. How does Claude come to accompany Peter Fisk as he plays?

3. What instrument does Peter Fisk play?

4. During what era does Body and Soul begin?

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

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