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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On the ride home from the dance, what does Claude ask Catherine?
(a) If she will be his girlfriend.
(b) If she will introduce him to a girl he saw at the dance.
(c) Why she asked him to the dance.
(d) Why she treats him so poorly.

3. What kind of student is Claude in school?
(a) Struggling.
(b) Bright.
(c) Average.
(d) Indifferent.

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

5. According to Emma, what happens to Claude's father?
(a) Emma doesn't know what happened to Claude's father.
(b) Claude's father died.
(c) Emma doesn't know who Claude's father is.
(d) Claude's father went to the war.

6. Who is the composer of the Double Concerto that Mr. Fredericks wants Claude to play at the music festival?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Mr. Fredericks.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Schoenberg.

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

8. Who introduces Claude to Mr. Levits, a talent manager?
(a) Mr. Weisfeld.
(b) Eva.
(c) Mr. Fredericks.
(d) The pianist whom he filled in for.

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

10. What is Mr. Larkin's position at a college named Cadbury?
(a) He is the president.
(b) He is in charge of recruiting.
(c) He is on the scholarship committee.
(d) He is the head of the music department.

11. How does Claude react to the physical signs of stress as he prepares for the music festival?
(a) He goes to the doctor.
(b) He stops playing.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He slows his practice schedule.

12. Why does the Fisk housekeeper give Claude the item while he waits for Catherine to go to the dance?
(a) As a sign of friendship.
(b) As a warning.
(c) For good luck.
(d) To help him relax.

13. Where does the driver drop off Claude after the dance?
(a) At Mr. Fredericks' home.
(b) In front of his building.
(c) At Mr. Weisfeld's music store.
(d) At the corner, away from his apartment.

14. During what era does Body and Soul begin?
(a) Pre World War I.
(b) During the Great Depression.
(c) During the Jazz Age.
(d) Post World War II.

15. Who arranges for Claude to practice on a grand piano in the home of a famous retired maestro?
(a) Claude's father.
(b) Al Johnson.
(c) Claude's mother.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the home of the maestro who allows Claude to practice on his grand piano?

2. How does Claude feel about sitting in the children's section of the movie theater?

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

4. What is the status of Emma's job when she returns to New York City after being questioned about communist activities?

5. Where in the building is the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother?

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