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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What famous person does Claude meet at the dinner party in the Fisk home?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) Georgia O'Keeffe.
(c) George Balanchine.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

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

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

5. How does Claude feel about sitting in the children's section of the movie theater?
(a) Excited.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Anxious.

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

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

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

9. Why does Claude choose to keep a quiet demeanor in school?
(a) He is afraid of being punished by his mother.
(b) He is embarrassed about his poverty.
(c) He doesn't want anyone asking about his father.
(d) He struggles to keep up with the class.

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

11. What instrument does Mrs. Fisk buy for her daughter, Catherine, in Mr. Weisfeld's music store?
(a) A harp.
(b) A viola.
(c) A violin.
(d) A flute.

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

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

14. With whom does Claude spend a great deal of time at the festival when he is not practicing or performing?
(a) Eva, a violinist.
(b) Mr. Weisfeld.
(c) The pianist whom he filled in for.
(d) Mr. Fredericks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon will Mr. Fredericks join Claude after Claude arrives at the music festival?

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

3. What does Mr. Larkin promise to do for Claude in Part 2, Chapter 13?

4. What kind of student is Claude in school?

5. Why does Claude want to attend a regular university instead of a musical conservatory?

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