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

2. Who do Claude and Emma discover belongs to the Communist Party?
(a) Mr. Weisfeld.
(b) The neighbor with whom Claude occasionally stays.
(c) Al Johnson.
(d) A secret customer.

3. Regarding Claude's father, what does Emma ask Claude not to do?
(a) Tell anyone about him.
(b) Ask about him.
(c) Look for him.
(d) Send letters to him.

4. Why does Mrs. Fisk buy an instrument for Catherine in the music store?
(a) She hopes Catherine will like it.
(b) Catherine has been begging her mother for an instrument.
(c) Catherine is tired of playing the piano.
(d) Mrs. Fisk ordered Catherine to learn how to play.

5. How does Claude feel about sitting in the children's section of the movie theater?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Emma, what happens to Claude's father?

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

3. What adjective could be used to describe Claude's life before he goes to school?

4. During what era does Body and Soul begin?

5. How does Claude feel about Catherine?

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