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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 wants Claude to have the music store.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld loves Claude as if he had been his own son.
(d) Mr. Weisfeld believes Claude deserves all the success he gets.

2. What does Mr. Powers discover about Claude's father when he hires a private investigator to look into Claude's past?
(a) Claude's father is one of three men.
(b) Claude's father is a negro.
(c) Claude's father never returned from the war.
(d) There is no record of Claude's father.

3. 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) The Double Concerto Claude played with Mr. Fredericks at the music festival.
(c) One of Claude's compositions.
(d) One of Frescobaldi's compositions.

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

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

6. What type of college does Lady attend?
(a) Musical conservatory.
(b) Girls.
(c) Business.
(d) Co-educational.

7. Who abuses Catherine when she is a child?
(a) Senator Barnes.
(b) Mr. Fisk.
(c) Peter Fisk.
(d) Peter's best friend.

8. What adjective describes Emma's praise for Claude's performance at the second concert?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Abrupt.
(c) Critical.
(d) Lavish.

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

10. When Lord Lightning learns that Reggie Phillips met Claude, how does Lord Lightning react?
(a) Indifferently.
(b) With relief.
(c) Strongly.
(d) With shame.

11. 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) The concert master of the Philadelphia Orchestra loans Frescobaldi his instrument.
(c) No one notices but he and Frescobaldi.
(d) Claude and Lady apologize to each other.

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

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

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

15. When Lady tells Senator Barnes her decision regarding his advice about her parents, how does he feel?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Unforgiving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to calm Claude when he demands information from his mother about his father?

2. How does Catherine know Claude is in London?

3. After Lady serves Claude breakfast in their Manhattan town home, where is Lady going?

4. What does Claude do while the music store is being renovated?

5. Why does Mr. Weisfeld visit Claude in his dressing room before the second concert?

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