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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. Where does Mr. Fredericks live?
(a) In a beach house in the Hamptons.
(b) In a penthouse in Manhattan.
(c) In an expensive townhouse in Brooklyn.
(d) In a mansion on the Hudson River.

2. What does Claude decide to do regarding the intimate relationship that has developed between his mother and Al Johnson?
(a) Support Al and his mother.
(b) Leave home.
(c) Ignore the relationship.
(d) Try to keep Al and his mother apart.

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

4. Where does Claude discover an old piano?
(a) In a room in his apartment.
(b) In a storage room in his apartment building.
(c) Beneath the stairs leading to the first floor of his apartment building.
(d) On the sidewalk in front of his apartment building.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of Claude's performance when he fills in for the pianist?

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

3. Where does Claude sit in relation to the other children in the children's section of the movie theater?

4. How soon will Mr. Fredericks join Claude after Claude arrives at the music festival?

5. Where is the music festival held at which Mr. Fredericks wants Claude to play?

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