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

2. Where is the party at which Claude plays the piano for Lady's friends?
(a) Senator Barnes' campaign headquarters.
(b) A club near Lady's home.
(c) A mansion of one of Lady's friends.
(d) Lady's home.

3. What does Mr. Weisfeld talk to Claude about the night before Mr. Weisfeld dies?
(a) His life in Poland in 1939.
(b) Claude's problems with Lady's parents.
(c) Claude's real father.
(d) The famous musicians he met during his lifetime.

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

5. Who tells Claude to be careful of people like Mr. and Mrs. Powers?
(a) Ivan Andrews.
(b) His mother.
(c) Al Johnson.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is dinner at the Powers' home awkward for Claude?

3. Regarding Claude's father, what does Emma ask Claude not to do?

4. Why is the location of the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother important?

5. On what holiday do Claude and Lady visit Lady's parents in the morning and the Fisks later in the day?

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