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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. Who helps Claude fight the city government when it wants to tear down the building housing the music store?
(a) Mr. Fredericks.
(b) Senator Barnes.
(c) Mr. Powers.
(d) Mr. Larkin.

2. What is Claude's goal when he plays with Mr. Fredericks at the music festival?
(a) To impress the talent managers in the audience.
(b) To play better than Mr. Fredericks.
(c) To play perfectly.
(d) To overcome his stage fright.

3. Why does Claude want to attend a regular university instead of a musical conservatory?
(a) He wants a well-rounded education.
(b) All of his friends will be attending regular universities.
(c) A regular university is less expensive than a musical conservatory.
(d) There are no musical conservatories close enough to his home so he can care for his mother.

4. How many years does the story skip between the end of Chapter 13 in Part 1 and the beginning of Chapter 14 in Part 2?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. How do Claude and Lady relax before dinner?
(a) Going for a walk.
(b) Playing tennis.
(c) Riding horses.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Weisfeld talk to Claude about the night before Mr. Weisfeld dies?

3. Who meets Claude at the train station when he goes to spend the weekend at the Powers'?

4. Why does Claude begin to go to the movies?

5. How long will Frescobaldi need a temporary accompanist?

(see the answer key)

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