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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the ride home from the dance, what does Claude ask Catherine?

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

3. What school accessory does Claude find under his seat at the movies?

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

5. What used to be in the room that Peter Fisk shows Claude while he waits to go to the dance with Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Claude learns about Mr. Weisfeld's life before he came to the United States, why does Claude feel guilty and irritated with himself?

3. Although Catherine's life is radically different from her life as a child, how does she view her life as it is now?

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

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

6. What is the parallel between the story line of the movie Claude sees called A Place in the Sun and Claude's life?

7. What evidence is there that Claude does not relate well to children, especially regarding the movies and Catherine Marsh?

8. What disadvantage does Claude face as he enters high society?

9. How do Mr. and Mrs. Powers treat Claude?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a situation in the story in which Claude acted in a way you disagree with. Describe the situation. Why does Claude act this way? What are the consequences of his actions? Why do you disagree with Claude's reaction to the situation? How would you have reacted? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Internal conflict affects different characters in the story. Choose a character who faces internal conflict. Explain what the conflict is, how the character attempts to resolve the internal conflict, if the conflict is resolved and how it is resolved, if the conflict is not resolved why it is not resolved, and what you learned about the character from the internal conflict. How does the resolution or lack of resolution of the internal conflict affect the character?

Essay Topic 3

Name a character, other than the main characters, who is important to the story. Why is the character important? Could the story have been written without this character? Why or why not?

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