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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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) Mr. Fisk.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Ivan Andrews.
(d) Mrs. Fisk.

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

5. In addition to the Bechstein piano, what else does the maestro include in his trust for Claude?
(a) Funds for piano lessons.
(b) A music store.
(c) The maestro's apartment.
(d) A college scholarship.

6. Why does Claude dress in a suit and tie for his first session accompanying Peter Fisk at the Fisk home?
(a) Claude knows Mr. Fisk is an influential politician.
(b) Claude wants to impress Catherine.
(c) Mrs. Fisk instructed Claude to dress formally.
(d) An important musician will be observing the session.

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

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

9. What adjective describes Claude's feelings when he learns that Catherine has eloped?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Devastated.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Relieved.

10. How does Claude make sure that the orchestra at the music festival knows what Mr. Fredericks wants?
(a) Claude speaks to each orchestra member individually while Mr. Fredericks warms up.
(b) Claude writes out instructions and sends them ahead to the conductor.
(c) Claude conducts the orchestra himself.
(d) Claude arrives early and speaks to the orchestra.

11. Why can't Mr. Weisfeld attend Claude's debut performance at the music festival?
(a) He has a family emergency.
(b) He is in a car accident.
(c) He falls and suffers a concussion.
(d) He has the flu.

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

13. Where does Mr. Fredericks live?
(a) In an expensive townhouse in Brooklyn.
(b) In a mansion on the Hudson River.
(c) In a penthouse in Manhattan.
(d) In a beach house in the Hamptons.

14. What instrument does Peter Fisk play?
(a) Cello.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Flute.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Who tells Claude that Catherine has eloped?

4. What does Claude ask Catherine to do in a letter he sends her?

5. What is the Schoenberg twelve-tone system?

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