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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the home of the maestro who allows Claude to practice on his grand piano?
(a) Above Mr. Weisfeld's music store.
(b) In the apartment building next to Claude's.
(c) In the apartment building where Al Johnson is the maintenance man.
(d) In Claude's own apartment building.

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

3. What does Claude ask Catherine to do in a letter he sends her?
(a) To be his guest at the music festival.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To watch over his mother while he is at the music festival.
(d) To play a duet with him at the music festival.

4. What does Claude notice about his mother since Al Johnson is spending more time with her?
(a) She is less forgetful.
(b) She is more depressed.
(c) She is more unstable.
(d) She is calmer.

5. Where does Claude discover an old piano?
(a) In a room in his apartment.
(b) Beneath the stairs leading to the first floor of his apartment building.
(c) In a storage room in his apartment building.
(d) On the sidewalk in front of his apartment building.

6. After Emma is released from government surveillance, what does she send to official agencies?
(a) Job applications.
(b) Letters with the names of communist sympathizers.
(c) Evidence that proves her innocence.
(d) Letters of complaint.

7. How does Claude get from New York state to the state in which the music festival is held?
(a) Bus.
(b) Train.
(c) His mother drives him in her taxi.
(d) He drives himself.

8. Why does Claude begin to go to the movies?
(a) He likes a girl who works there.
(b) To hear the music played with the movie.
(c) As a diversion.
(d) His friends convince him to go.

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

10. What is Claude able to do now that he works in Mr. Weisfeld's music store?
(a) Practice whenever he wants.
(b) Learn how to play other instruments.
(c) Buy a brand new piano.
(d) Afford his own necessities.

11. Why does Mrs. Fisk buy an instrument for Catherine in the music store?
(a) Catherine is tired of playing the piano.
(b) Mrs. Fisk ordered Catherine to learn how to play.
(c) She hopes Catherine will like it.
(d) Catherine has been begging her mother for an instrument.

12. How soon will Mr. Fredericks join Claude after Claude arrives at the music festival?
(a) In a week.
(b) The next day.
(c) In a few hours.
(d) Two days.

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

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

15. When Emma stops going to work, what does Al Johnson do at Claude's request?
(a) Gets Emma a new job.
(b) Marries Emma.
(c) Speaks to Emma about her problems.
(d) Loans Emma money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Claude feel when he learns that Mr. Weisfeld can't attend his debut performance?

2. Why does Claude need to fill in for a pianist who is supposed to perform at the music festival?

3. What does Claude's mother do when she comes home from her job of driving a taxi?

4. When Claude arrives at the music store one afternoon, who is Mr. Fredericks talking with about asking Claude to play at a music festival?

5. Why does Claude dress in a suit and tie for his first session accompanying Peter Fisk at the Fisk home?

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