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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the status of Emma's job when she returns to New York City after being questioned about communist activities?
(a) Her cab driver's license has been suspended.
(b) Her hours have been drastically cut.
(c) She has been fired.
(d) Her cab has been impounded by the police.

2. What is currently in the room shown to Claude by Peter Fisk?
(a) Electric trains.
(b) A grand piano.
(c) Exotic plants.
(d) War paraphernalia.

3. Why is the location of the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother important?
(a) Claude can see most of the city from his apartment.
(b) Claude is afraid of heights.
(c) Claude realizes people are always going somewhere as he watches them pass.
(d) Claude likes to read the expressions on the faces of the people who pass.

4. What happens to the letter Claude sends to Catherine?
(a) Catherine tears it into little pieces.
(b) It gets lost in the mail.
(c) It is returned unopened.
(d) Mrs. Fisk throws it away.

5. What type of person is Catherine, Mrs. Fisk's daughter?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Shy.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Nervous.

6. How does Catherine treat Claude at the Bentley School dance?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She remains by his side the whole night.
(c) She moves back and forth between Claude and her own group of friends.
(d) She introduces Claude to a girl, then goes her own way.

7. What does Claude do with the school accessory he finds under his seat at the movies?
(a) Keeps it for himself.
(b) Sells it.
(c) Throws it away.
(d) Returns it to its owner.

8. How does Catherine feel about Claude when he comes to accompany Peter?
(a) She aggressively pursues him.
(b) She has a secret crush on him.
(c) She looks down on him.
(d) She thinks of him as her best friend.

9. Who do Claude and Emma discover belongs to the Communist Party?
(a) The neighbor with whom Claude occasionally stays.
(b) Mr. Weisfeld.
(c) Al Johnson.
(d) A secret customer.

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

11. How old is Claude when he begins to go to the movies?
(a) 11-years-old.
(b) 9-years-old.
(c) 12-years-old.
(d) 10-years-old.

12. Why can't Claude keep the Bechstein piano left to him by the maestro in his apartment?
(a) It doesn't fit through the apartment door.
(b) There is no way to get it down the steps to the apartment.
(c) The apartment is too small.
(d) The neighbors complain about the noise.

13. What is Mr. Weisfeld's opinion about Claude when he returns to Mr. Weisfeld's music store two weeks after he sells the Claude the piano lessons book?
(a) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude is going to give up.
(b) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude needs adult supervision.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude is gifted.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude may be ill.

14. How does Claude come to accompany Peter Fisk as he plays?
(a) Mrs. Fisk hires Claude.
(b) Claude wants to talk to Mr. Fisk about Emma.
(c) Claude and Peter are best friends.
(d) Claude needs the experience.

15. Why does Mr. Weisfeld react the way he does when Claude wakes him in the middle of the night?
(a) He knows he taught Claude better manners.
(b) He knows how hard Claude has worked.
(c) He thinks he has been found by Nazis.
(d) The store is all Mr. Weisfeld has.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though Peter's playing is basic and unspirited, why does Claude enjoy accompanying him?

2. Where does the driver drop off Claude after the dance?

3. What school accessory does Claude find under his seat at the movies?

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

5. How does Claude react to the physical signs of stress as he prepares for the music festival?

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