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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 in the building is the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother?
(a) Basement.
(b) Top floor.
(c) Third floor.
(d) First floor.

2. Who is the composer of the Double Concerto that Mr. Fredericks wants Claude to play at the music festival?
(a) Mr. Fredericks.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Schoenberg.
(d) Chopin.

3. What instrument does Peter Fisk play?
(a) Cello.
(b) Violin.
(c) Flute.
(d) Piano.

4. Why does Claude dress in a suit and tie for his first session accompanying Peter Fisk at the Fisk home?
(a) Claude knows Mr. Fisk is an influential politician.
(b) An important musician will be observing the session.
(c) Claude wants to impress Catherine.
(d) Mrs. Fisk instructed Claude to dress formally.

5. What is the result of Claude's performance when he fills in for the pianist?
(a) It is a success.
(b) The audience praises him, but he thinks he can do better.
(c) He receives a lukewarm response from the audience.
(d) It is a failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Weisfeld react the way he does when Claude wakes him in the middle of the night?

2. What does Claude do with the school accessory he finds under his seat at the movies?

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

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

5. How does Claude feel when he receives an invitation from Catherine Fisk to the Bentley School mixer?

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