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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. In addition to the Bechstein piano, what else does the maestro include in his trust for Claude?
(a) Funds for piano lessons.
(b) A college scholarship.
(c) A music store.
(d) The maestro's apartment.

2. Why does Mr. Weisfeld react the way he does when Claude wakes him in the middle of the night?
(a) The store is all Mr. Weisfeld has.
(b) He thinks he has been found by Nazis.
(c) He knows he taught Claude better manners.
(d) He knows how hard Claude has worked.

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

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

5. When Claude arrives at the music store one afternoon, who is Mr. Fredericks talking with about asking Claude to play at a music festival?
(a) Ivan Andrews.
(b) Claude's mother.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld.
(d) Al Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Emma stops going to work, what does Al Johnson do at Claude's request?

2. What famous person does Claude meet at the dinner party in the Fisk home?

3. What does Mr. Larkin promise to do for Claude in Part 2, Chapter 13?

4. In addition to Peter Fisk, whom does Claude accompany at a dinner party for a large group of influential people in the Fisk home?

5. Whom does Catherine confide in before she leaves to elope?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Claude's friendship with Ivan Andrews an important relationship?

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

3. How does Mr. Weisfeld help Claude deal with Mr. and Mrs. Powers?

4. What is the reason for Claude's choice when he decides between staying in London with Catherine or returning to America to work?

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

6. Contrast Peter Fisk's feeling for music with Claude's feeling for music.

7. Explain what happens when Mr. Weisfeld comes to Claude's apartment after Claude misses a week of lessons.

8. What is Claude's reaction to the growing relationship between his mother and Al Johnson?

9. What does Claude realize about Mr. Weisfeld's feelings for him only after Mr. Weisfeld dies?

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

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