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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Claude first meet Reggie Phillips?
(a) At Claude's hotel.
(b) In a jazz club.
(c) At a recording studio.
(d) At the concert hall.

2. As they wait for Frescobaldi's plane to London, what does Frescobaldi give advice to Claude about?
(a) Mr. Levits.
(b) His music.
(c) His mother.
(d) Lady.

3. Why is Claude upset after he plays the piano for Lady's friends?
(a) The less-than-appreciative response from Lady's friends.
(b) A song he plays makes Lady cry.
(c) He doesn't like to play for free.
(d) He thinks he abused his talent.

4. What is the atmosphere at the Powers' when Claude and Lady make their holiday visit?
(a) Melodramatic.
(b) Emotionless.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Encouraging.

5. Where does Claude stay while he visits the Powers' home?
(a) With a friend of Lady.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Guest cottage.
(d) A suite in the Powers' home.

6. Where is Emma when Claude leaves Mr. Weisfeld's apartment to go to London?
(a) Driving her cab.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) In Mr. Weisfeld's apartment.
(d) In the music store.

7. What particular claim in Mr. Weisfeld's legal documents brings Claude out of his depression over Mr. Weisfeld's death?
(a) Mr. Weisfeld tells Claude the name of his real father.
(b) Mr. Weisfeld loves Claude as if he had been his own son.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld believes Claude deserves all the success he gets.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld wants Claude to have the music store.

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

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

10. 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) Leave immediately.
(d) Hand the baby to the doctor.

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

12. What kind of music does Claude play for Lady's friends at a party?
(a) Marches.
(b) Classical.
(c) Boogie-woogie.
(d) Broadway show tunes.

13. How many years does the story skip between the end of Chapter 13 in Part 1 and the beginning of Chapter 14 in Part 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

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

15. Who meets Claude at the train station when he goes to spend the weekend at the Powers'?
(a) Lady.
(b) The Powers' chauffeur.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Powers.
(d) Senator Barnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is money not a problem for Claude and Lady's future?

2. How does Lady react when Claude tells her they cannot have children?

3. Why is Lady upset when Claude finds her waiting for him outside his apartment?

4. What does Frescobaldi make Claude play at their first meeting before they go to lunch?

5. At what event does Claude meet Lady's parents?

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