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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what era does Body and Soul begin?
(a) During the Great Depression.
(b) During the Jazz Age.
(c) Post World War II.
(d) Pre World War I.

2. What can't Emma give to the attorney of the maestro's estate?
(a) Claude's birth certificate.
(b) Claude's social security number.
(c) Her real name.
(d) The attorney fee.

3. What does Claude's mother do when she comes home from her job of driving a taxi?
(a) Gives piano lessons.
(b) Reads to Claude.
(c) Drinks beer.
(d) Cleans.

4. What does Mr.Weisfeld want to ask Emma when he visits Claude after not seeing him for a week?
(a) He wants to ask if Emma will work for him giving piano lessons.
(b) He wants to ask if he can give Claude advanced piano lessons.
(c) He wants to ask if Emma can drive Claude to a professional studio.
(d) He wants to ask if Claude can live with him and his wife.

5. How soon will Mr. Fredericks join Claude after Claude arrives at the music festival?
(a) In a few hours.
(b) The next day.
(c) Two days.
(d) In a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regarding Claude's father, what does Emma ask Claude not to do?

2. Who tells Claude that Catherine has eloped?

3. What adjective describes the opinion of Claude's music instructors at the Bentley School regarding Claude's talent?

4. How does Catherine treat Claude at the Bentley School dance?

5. Why does Claude need to fill in for a pianist who is supposed to perform at the music festival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Claude confused by Mr. Powers' reaction to Claude's choice of career?

2. How does Aldo Frescobaldi's relationship with Claude affect Claude?

3. What do we learn about Mr. Powers when he has Claude's past investigated?

4. Why is performing with Mr. Fredericks at a music festival important for Claude?

5. Why doesn't Claude understand why Mr. and Mrs. Powers treat him the way they do?

6. Regarding the music store, how does Claude show his love for Mr. Weisfeld after Mr. Weisfeld's death?

7. How has Mrs. Powers changed regarding her feelings toward Claude?

8. When Mr. Weisfeld, Mr. Levits, Claude, and Emma meet in Mr. Larkin's office, what plans emerge regarding Claude's musical career?

9. What evidence shows the eccentric and flamboyant behavior of Aldo Frescobaldi, the violinist whom Claude accompanies?

10. Why does Mr. Weisfeld panic when Claude awakens him at four o'clock in the morning to share his new composition?

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