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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. What does Claude do with the school accessory he finds under his seat at the movies?

2. Why does Claude choose to keep a quiet demeanor in school?

3. With whom does Claude spend a great deal of time at the festival when he is not practicing or performing?

4. What happens to the letter Claude sends to Catherine?

5. How does Claude feel when he learns that Mr. Weisfeld can't attend his debut performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Powers' investigation into Claude's past affect Claude?

2. What gifts and benefits in Claude's life does Mr. Fredericks urge Claude to appreciate?

3. What is the reader led to believe about Claude because Emma does not reveal any concrete information about Claude's father?

4. What do movies and music provide for Claude?

5. What do we learn about Claude as his life as a six-year-old is described?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine what you think is the primary theme of this book, and why. Be sure to use specific examples from the book as evidence to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What clues or hints does the author provide that help prepare you for the ending of the story? Do you think these clues are important as you read the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How do the setting, characterization, and point of view influence the theme of the individual vs. society in Body and Soul?

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