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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. What is currently in the room shown to Claude by Peter Fisk?
(a) A grand piano.
(b) Electric trains.
(c) Exotic plants.
(d) War paraphernalia.

2. After his first performance at the music festival, how many times will Claude have played in front of an audience?
(a) One.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

3. What instrument does Peter Fisk play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Cello.
(c) Violin.
(d) Flute.

4. Why is the location of the apartment in which Claude lives with his mother important?
(a) Claude realizes people are always going somewhere as he watches them pass.
(b) Claude likes to read the expressions on the faces of the people who pass.
(c) Claude can see most of the city from his apartment.
(d) Claude is afraid of heights.

5. Why does Claude want to attend a regular university instead of a musical conservatory?
(a) He wants a well-rounded education.
(b) All of his friends will be attending regular universities.
(c) There are no musical conservatories close enough to his home so he can care for his mother.
(d) A regular university is less expensive than a musical conservatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective could be used to describe Claude's life before he goes to school?

2. Why can't Mr. Weisfeld attend Claude's debut performance at the music festival?

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

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

5. What organization suspects Emma of communist activities?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Catherine Fisk's response to Claude's question about why she invited him to the Bentley School mixer tell us about her?

3. What do movies and music provide for Claude?

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

5. Aside from music lessons and accessories, what does Claude acquire from Mr. Weisfeld's music store?

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

7. Why does it bother Claude to play boogie-woogie on the piano at a party given by one of Lady's friends?

8. How does Mr. Powers react to Claude's choice of career?

9. Why does Lady respond the way she does to Claude's single-minded focus on preparing for the concert with Aldo Frescobaldi?

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

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