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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of Claude's performance when he fills in for the pianist?
(a) It is a failure.
(b) It is a success.
(c) He receives a lukewarm response from the audience.
(d) The audience praises him, but he thinks he can do better.

2. While Claude's mother is at work and Claude is on his own, how does he make spending money?
(a) He does odd jobs for elderly ladies in his apartment building.
(b) He helps out in Mr. Weisfeld's store.
(c) He begs on the street corner.
(d) He finds coins that were dropped.

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

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

5. 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 is gifted.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude may be ill.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld thinks Claude needs adult supervision.

6. Who keeps Claude company after his mother goes to bed when she comes home from work?
(a) No one.
(b) Claude's father.
(c) The building custodian.
(d) A neighbor.

7. After Peter shows Claude the room, what does Claude question Peter about?
(a) The gauge of the electric trains.
(b) The maker of the piano.
(c) Rare orchids.
(d) Gas chambers.

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

9. What does Mr. Larkin promise to do for Claude in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) Get an off-campus apartment for his mother.
(b) Allow him to conduct the university orchestra.
(c) Find a job for him on campus.
(d) Enroll him in college with a full scholarship.

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

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

12. When Emma stops going to work, what does Al Johnson do at Claude's request?
(a) Marries Emma.
(b) Loans Emma money.
(c) Speaks to Emma about her problems.
(d) Gets Emma a new job.

13. Even though Peter's playing is basic and unspirited, why does Claude enjoy accompanying him?
(a) Because he can impress the famous musician who frequently observes the sessions.
(b) Because he has a chance to talk to Mr. Fisk about Emma.
(c) Because he is getting needed experience.
(d) Because he is near Catherine.

14. What used to be in the room that Peter Fisk shows Claude while he waits to go to the dance with Catherine?
(a) Exotic plants.
(b) Electric trains.
(c) A grand piano.
(d) War paraphernalia.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Emma taken for questioning about her suspected communist activities?

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

3. What is Claude's goal when he plays with Mr. Fredericks at the music festival?

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

5. Where does Claude discover an old piano?

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