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

2. Whom does Catherine confide in before she leaves to elope?
(a) Her mother.
(b) No one.
(c) Claude's mother.
(d) Peter Fisk.

3. Why does Claude need to fill in for a pianist who is supposed to perform at the music festival?
(a) The pianist gets stage fright.
(b) The pianist breaks three fingers in a fight.
(c) The pianist leaves for a family emergency.
(d) The pianist gets the flu.

4. What item does the Fisk housekeeper give to Claude when he arrives to go to the dance with Catherine?
(a) A string of wooden beads.
(b) A small wooden cross.
(c) A gold chain.
(d) A shiny pebble.

5. After his first performance at the music festival, how many times will Claude have played in front of an audience?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) One hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady say to comfort Claude when he becomes upset after playing the piano for Lady's friends?

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

3. Where is the Powers' home?

4. Why does Claude choose to keep a quiet demeanor in school?

5. What used to be in the room that Peter Fisk shows Claude while he waits to go to the dance with Catherine?

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