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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. What kind of student is Claude in school?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Struggling.
(c) Bright.
(d) Average.

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

3. What does Claude's mother do when she comes home from her job of driving a taxi?
(a) Gives piano lessons.
(b) Cleans.
(c) Reads to Claude.
(d) Drinks beer.

4. Who arranges for Claude to practice on a grand piano in the home of a famous retired maestro?
(a) Al Johnson.
(b) Claude's mother.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld.
(d) Claude's father.

5. What does Mr.Weisfeld want to ask Emma when he visits Claude after not seeing him for a week?
(a) He wants to ask if Claude can live with him and his wife.
(b) He wants to ask if he can give Claude advanced piano lessons.
(c) He wants to ask if Emma will work for him giving piano lessons.
(d) He wants to ask if Emma can drive Claude to a professional studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what era does Body and Soul begin?

2. When Emma stops going to work, what does Al Johnson do at Claude's request?

3. In addition to the Bechstein piano, what else does the maestro include in his trust for Claude?

4. Where does Mr. Fredericks live?

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

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