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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. While Claude's mother is at work and Claude is on his own, how does he make spending money?
(a) He helps out in Mr. Weisfeld's store.
(b) He begs on the street corner.
(c) He finds coins that were dropped.
(d) He does odd jobs for elderly ladies in his apartment building.

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

3. In addition to the Bechstein piano, what else does the maestro include in his trust for Claude?
(a) A college scholarship.
(b) Funds for piano lessons.
(c) A music store.
(d) The maestro's apartment.

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

5. 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?
(a) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude needs adult supervision.
(b) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude may be ill.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude is gifted.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude is going to give up.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what era does Body and Soul begin?

2. Why can't Claude keep the Bechstein piano left to him by the maestro in his apartment?

3. What does Mr.Weisfeld want to ask Emma when he visits Claude after not seeing him for a week?

4. What organization suspects Emma of communist activities?

5. Who invites Claude to a piano performance at Carnegie Hall?

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