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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. When Emma stops going to work, what does Al Johnson do at Claude's request?
(a) Gets Emma a new job.
(b) Marries Emma.
(c) Speaks to Emma about her problems.
(d) Loans Emma money.

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

3. How does Claude feel about Catherine?
(a) He thinks of her as his best friend.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He cruelly teases her.
(d) He is love struck.

4. Who keeps Claude company after his mother goes to bed when she comes home from work?
(a) The building custodian.
(b) Claude's father.
(c) No one.
(d) A neighbor.

5. Where is the home of the maestro who allows Claude to practice on his grand piano?
(a) Above Mr. Weisfeld's music store.
(b) In the apartment building next to Claude's.
(c) In Claude's own apartment building.
(d) In the apartment building where Al Johnson is the maintenance man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the location of the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother important?

2. During what era does Body and Soul begin?

3. What kind of student is Claude in school?

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

5. Why does Mrs. Fisk buy an instrument for Catherine in the music store?

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