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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Peter shows Claude the room, what does Claude question Peter about?
(a) The maker of the piano.
(b) Rare orchids.
(c) Gas chambers.
(d) The gauge of the electric trains.

2. What is Claude's physique as a young boy?
(a) Well-proportioned.
(b) Scrawny.
(c) Deformed as a result of a birth defect.
(d) Overweight.

3. Who invites Claude to a piano performance at Carnegie Hall?
(a) Mrs. Fisk.
(b) Mr. Fredericks.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld.
(d) Victor Wolff.

4. After Claude wakes Mr. Weisfeld during the night, what does he do for Mr. Weisfeld?
(a) Calms him.
(b) Puts out the fire.
(c) Plays his new composition.
(d) Chases away the intruders.

5. What movie particularly interests Claude because of its story line, which he relates to his life?
(a) A Raisin in the Sun.
(b) Island in the Sun.
(c) A Summer Place.
(d) A Place in the Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Schoenberg twelve-tone system?

2. Why can't Mr. Weisfeld attend Claude's debut performance at the music festival?

3. What organization suspects Emma of communist activities?

4. What does Claude ask Catherine to do in a letter he sends her?

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

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