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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the second concert venue for Claude and the maestro?
(a) Boston.
(b) Carnegie Hall, New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. What must Claude and Lady do when the birth mother of the child they are adopting hands Lady the baby?
(a) Put the baby in the bassinet next to the birth mother's bed.
(b) Discuss the pregnancy with the birth mother.
(c) Hand the baby to the doctor.
(d) Leave immediately.

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

4. How does Lord Lightning feel about keeping quiet that he is Claude's father?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Angry.

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

6. What do Claude and Frescobaldi play as the last piece of the second concert?
(a) A composition on which Claude and Frescobaldi collaborated to write.
(b) One of Claude's compositions.
(c) One of Frescobaldi's compositions.
(d) The Double Concerto Claude played with Mr. Fredericks at the music festival.

7. Where is the party at which Claude plays the piano for Lady's friends?
(a) Senator Barnes' campaign headquarters.
(b) Lady's home.
(c) A club near Lady's home.
(d) A mansion of one of Lady's friends.

8. What is the result of the situation which causes Claude distress at the first concert venue?
(a) A skeleton crew manages the stage without incident.
(b) Claude and Lady apologize to each other.
(c) The concert master of the Philadelphia Orchestra loans Frescobaldi his instrument.
(d) No one notices but he and Frescobaldi.

9. Who do Claude and the maestro meet after the first concert?
(a) Record producers.
(b) The press.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Union organizers.

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

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

12. When Claude receives an invitation to spend a weekend with the Powers', how does Mr. Weisfeld help him?
(a) Drives him to the train station.
(b) Teaches him etiquette.
(c) Loans him money.
(d) Reassures him of his abilities to socialize.

13. In what year is Claude at college when he meets "Lady" Powers?
(a) Senior.
(b) A graduate student.
(c) Junior.
(d) Sophomore.

14. How is Senator Barnes related to Lady?
(a) He is her grandfather.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her stepfather.
(d) He is her stepbrother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long will Frescobaldi need a temporary accompanist?

2. What does Senator Barnes advise Lady regarding her parents?

3. Where does Claude first see Catherine while he is in London?

4. Where does Claude stay while he visits the Powers' home?

5. What is Lady's reaction to Claude's constant practicing to prepare for his performances with Frescobaldi?

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