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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catherine refuse Claude's marriage proposal?
(a) Claude is still in love with Lady.
(b) Claude is still despondent over Mr. Weisfeld's death.
(c) Catherine is in love with someone else.
(d) She knows Claude's life is music.

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

3. What is Lady Powers' actual first name?
(a) Pamela.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Priscilla.
(d) Patricia.

4. What does Frescobaldi make Claude play at their first meeting before they go to lunch?
(a) Pieces that Claude has not played for a long time.
(b) Frescobaldi's own composition.
(c) Pieces that Claude has practiced and mastered for this meeting.
(d) Claude's own composition.

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

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

7. 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 that Frescobaldi is considering him as his permanent accompanist.
(c) To calm Claude's nerves.
(d) To tell Claude he will not be able to watch the performance.

8. What does Lady say to comfort Claude when he becomes upset after playing the piano for Lady's friends?
(a) Someday he will make a lot of money for playing.
(b) He saved a dying party.
(c) Her friends know nothing about music.
(d) She always cries when she hears that song.

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

10. Why is money not a problem for Claude and Lady's future?
(a) Mr. Weisfeld sells his music store to Claude.
(b) Lady has a substantial trust fund.
(c) Mrs. Powers invites Claude and Lady to live with them until Claude finds a steady job.
(d) Claude receives a lucrative performance contract.

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

12. Where is the first concert date for Claude and Frescobaldi?
(a) Carnegie Hall, New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Philadelphia.

13. Why is Lady upset when Claude finds her waiting for him outside his apartment?
(a) Claude missed their date.
(b) Claude was extremely late getting home from the concert.
(c) Lady's parents fought about her relationship with Claude.
(d) Lady had an argument with Claude's mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who assures Claude in a telegram of attending Claude's concert?

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

5. Why is Claude late for a doctor's appointment after Lady leaves the house?

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