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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can't Emma give to the attorney of the maestro's estate?
(a) The attorney fee.
(b) Claude's birth certificate.
(c) Claude's social security number.
(d) Her real name.

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

3. What item does the Fisk housekeeper give to Claude when he arrives to go to the dance with Catherine?
(a) A shiny pebble.
(b) A string of wooden beads.
(c) A small wooden cross.
(d) A gold chain.

4. Regarding Claude's father, what does Emma ask Claude not to do?
(a) Send letters to him.
(b) Tell anyone about him.
(c) Ask about him.
(d) Look for him.

5. What adjective describes the opinion of Claude's music instructors at the Bentley School regarding Claude's talent?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Unimpressed.
(c) Awestruck.
(d) Ecstatic.

6. What is Claude's physique as a young boy?
(a) Well-proportioned.
(b) Deformed as a result of a birth defect.
(c) Scrawny.
(d) Overweight.

7. Why does Claude rush from the basement of Mr. Weisfeld's music store to Mr. Weisfeld's apartment upstairs in the middle of the night?
(a) Claude wants to share his new composition.
(b) Someone is trying to break in.
(c) Claude has finally mastered a difficult piece of music.
(d) There is a fire in the basement.

8. After Claude wakes Mr. Weisfeld during the night, what does he do for Mr. Weisfeld?
(a) Chases away the intruders.
(b) Puts out the fire.
(c) Plays his new composition.
(d) Calms him.

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

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

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

12. Why does Emma return to New York City during the questioning process about her suspected communist activities?
(a) Her boss calls and tells her he needs her to come back to work.
(b) She receives permission to leave.
(c) She is tired of being questioned.
(d) Claude becomes ill.

13. When does Claude receive a telegram that Mr. Weisfeld cannot attend Claude's debut performance at the music festival?
(a) Just as he is to walk onstage.
(b) Hours before his performance.
(c) During the intermission of his performance.
(d) The day before the performance.

14. In addition to Peter Fisk, whom does Claude accompany at a dinner party for a large group of influential people in the Fisk home?
(a) Mrs. Fisk.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Mr. Fisk.
(d) Ivan Andrews.

15. How does Claude feel about Catherine?
(a) He cruelly teases her.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He is love struck.
(d) He thinks of her as his best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business arrangement does Claude enter into with Al Johnson, a maintenance man?

2. What is Claude's initial reaction when he discovers his mother and Al Johnson have developed a more intimate relationship?

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

4. What instrument does Peter Fisk play?

5. What is currently in the room shown to Claude by Peter Fisk?

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