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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 17, 18, and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Claude rush from the basement of Mr. Weisfeld's music store to Mr. Weisfeld's apartment upstairs in the middle of the night?
(a) Someone is trying to break in.
(b) Claude has finally mastered a difficult piece of music.
(c) There is a fire in the basement.
(d) Claude wants to share his new composition.

2. How does Claude feel when he receives an invitation from Catherine Fisk to the Bentley School mixer?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Proud.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Surprised.

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

4. Why can't Mr. Weisfeld attend Claude's debut performance at the music festival?
(a) He has the flu.
(b) He has a family emergency.
(c) He is in a car accident.
(d) He falls and suffers a concussion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the result of the situation which causes Claude distress at the first concert venue?

3. What is the relationship between Claude and Ivan Andrews?

4. To what flower does Mr. Powers refer when he is discussing Claude's future plans with him?

5. Who tells Claude that the famous musician Aldo Frescobaldi needs a temporary pianist?

(see the answer key)

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