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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. Where does Claude discover an old piano?
(a) On the sidewalk in front of his apartment building.
(b) In a storage room in his apartment building.
(c) Beneath the stairs leading to the first floor of his apartment building.
(d) In a room in his apartment.

2. How does Catherine treat Claude at the Bentley School dance?
(a) She remains by his side the whole night.
(b) She introduces Claude to a girl, then goes her own way.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She moves back and forth between Claude and her own group of friends.

3. What adjective describes Claude's feelings when he learns that Catherine has eloped?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Devastated.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Overjoyed.

4. What famous person does Claude meet at the dinner party in the Fisk home?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Georgia O'Keeffe.
(c) Harry Houdini.
(d) George Balanchine.

5. What does Claude do with the school accessory he finds under his seat at the movies?
(a) Keeps it for himself.
(b) Sells it.
(c) Returns it to its owner.
(d) Throws it away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emma return to New York City during the questioning process about her suspected communist activities?

2. What is Claude able to do now that he works in Mr. Weisfeld's music store?

3. After Claude wakes Mr. Weisfeld during the night, what does he do for Mr. Weisfeld?

4. How does Claude feel when he receives an invitation from Catherine Fisk to the Bentley School mixer?

5. How does Claude get from New York state to the state in which the music festival is held?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Mr. Powers has Claude's past investigated, what information does Emma give Claude about his father?

2. Why does Mr. Weisfeld send Claude to various piano instructors?

3. What turning point in Claude's musical career results from his successful performance with Mr. Fredericks at the music festival?

4. What do we learn about Emma from her involvement with the secret customers she transports in the middle of the night?

5. How is the title reflected in Claude's experience of hearing the orchestra play his composition in London?

6. How does Claude demonstrate drive and fortitude in his preparation to play with Mr. Fredericks at the music festival?

7. How does a chance discovery at the movies affect Claude's future?

8. Why is Claude lacking in social skills?

9. How does the experience with the FBI affect Emma?

10. What generalization can be made about the Fisk family's approach to fads or trends?

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