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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Claude that the famous musician Aldo Frescobaldi needs a temporary pianist?
(a) Mr. Levits.
(b) Mr. Fredericks.
(c) Lady.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld.

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

3. When Claude receives an invitation to spend a weekend with the Powers', how does Mr. Weisfeld help him?
(a) Reassures him of his abilities to socialize.
(b) Drives him to the train station.
(c) Teaches him etiquette.
(d) Loans him money.

4. What does Mr. Larkin promise to do for Claude in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) Allow him to conduct the university orchestra.
(b) Find a job for him on campus.
(c) Get an off-campus apartment for his mother.
(d) Enroll him in college with a full scholarship.

5. What is the result after Claude studies the Schoenberg twelve-tone system?
(a) Claude writes his own music.
(b) Claude is asked to help market the new device.
(c) Mr. Schoenberg asks Claude to use the new system to perform new compositions.
(d) Claude wants to drop out of school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is currently in the room shown to Claude by Peter Fisk?

2. How does Claude come to accompany Peter Fisk as he plays?

3. Who tries to calm Claude when he demands information from his mother about his father?

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

5. Why does Mrs. Fisk buy an instrument for Catherine in the music store?

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