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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claude learn when he returns a call from Otto Levits?
(a) Aldo Frescobaldi has requested to play with Claude again.
(b) Mr. Fredericks has died.
(c) He has been offered a permanent position with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
(d) He has received a recording contract.

2. Why does Mr. Weisfeld visit Claude in his dressing room before the second concert?
(a) To give Claude a good luck charm.
(b) To tell Claude he will not be able to watch the performance.
(c) To tell Claude that Frescobaldi is considering him as his permanent accompanist.
(d) To calm Claude's nerves.

3. Who coaches Claude after he gets the job as temporary pianist for Aldo Frescobaldi?
(a) Mr. Fredericks.
(b) Frescobaldi.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld.
(d) Lady.

4. At what event does Claude meet Lady's parents?
(a) A homecoming celebration.
(b) Graduation.
(c) One of Claude's concerts.
(d) Parents' night at Lady's college.

5. How many years have passed between the end of Chapter 16 in Part 2 and the beginning of Chapter 17 in Part 3?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

6. What does Claude do while the music store is being renovated?
(a) Moves in with Al and Emma.
(b) Composes a piece of music.
(c) Goes on a performance tour.
(d) Helps with the renovation.

7. Where is the Powers' home?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Manhattan Island.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Long Beach Island.

8. What instrument does Frescobaldi play?
(a) Viola.
(b) Cello.
(c) Piano.
(d) Violin.

9. Who first brings up the topic of adoption?
(a) Claude.
(b) Claude's mother.
(c) Lady.
(d) Lady's mother.

10. How does Catherine feel about her life since she has divorced her husband for his infidelity?
(a) Elated.
(b) Cynical.
(c) Content.
(d) Ashamed.

11. What does Mr. Powers tell Claude about Claude's future plans?
(a) He has a bright future ahead of him.
(b) He is not impressed.
(c) He will help in any way he can.
(d) He wants him to stay away from Lady.

12. Who tells Claude that the famous musician Aldo Frescobaldi needs a temporary pianist?
(a) Mr. Fredericks.
(b) Mr. Levits.
(c) Lady.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld.

13. Why is dinner at the Powers' home awkward for Claude?
(a) Claude doesn't know about dinner etiquette.
(b) Claude is the center of conversation at the dinner table.
(c) Lady is called away from dinner.
(d) Lady's parents ignore him.

14. What does Mr. Levits tell Claude regarding Frescobaldi's nature?
(a) He has a temper.
(b) He is a recluse.
(c) He sticks to a tight routine.
(d) He is flamboyant.

15. Where do Frescobaldi and Claude first meet to practice?
(a) Mr. Fredericks' home.
(b) At the first concert venue.
(c) Carnegie Hall.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld's music store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Claude to be careful of people like Mr. and Mrs. Powers?

2. What does Mr. Powers discover about Claude's father when he hires a private investigator to look into Claude's past?

3. When Lord Lightning learns that Reggie Phillips met Claude, how does Lord Lightning react?

4. How are Lady and Catherine Fisk related?

5. What is the result of the situation which causes Claude distress at the first concert venue?

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