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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 9, 10, and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Emma return to New York City during the questioning process about her suspected communist activities?
(a) Claude becomes ill.
(b) She is tired of being questioned.
(c) Her boss calls and tells her he needs her to come back to work.
(d) She receives permission to leave.

2. What organization suspects Emma of communist activities?
(a) CPA.
(b) CIA.
(c) FAA.
(d) FBI.

3. According to Emma, what happens to Claude's father?
(a) Emma doesn't know what happened to Claude's father.
(b) Emma doesn't know who Claude's father is.
(c) Claude's father died.
(d) Claude's father went to the war.

4. What does Claude notice about his mother since Al Johnson is spending more time with her?
(a) She is more unstable.
(b) She is less forgetful.
(c) She is calmer.
(d) She is more depressed.

5. How old is Claude when he begins to go to the movies?
(a) 11-years-old.
(b) 9-years-old.
(c) 10-years-old.
(d) 12-years-old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the status of Emma's job when she returns to New York City after being questioned about communist activities?

2. What is the result after Claude studies the Schoenberg twelve-tone system?

3. How does Mr. Weisfeld react when Claude rushes from the basement of the music store and wakes Mr. Weisfeld in his apartment in the middle of the night?

4. After Claude wakes Mr. Weisfeld during the night, what does he do for Mr. Weisfeld?

5. How old is Claude Rawlings at the beginning of the novel?

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