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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 is currently in the room shown to Claude by Peter Fisk?
2. What can't Emma give to the attorney of the maestro's estate?
3. What is the Schoenberg twelve-tone system?
4. In addition to the Bechstein piano, what else does the maestro include in his trust for Claude?
5. What movie particularly interests Claude because of its story line, which he relates to his life?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mr. Weisfeld, Mr. Levits, Claude, and Emma meet in Mr. Larkin's office, what plans emerge regarding Claude's musical career?
2. Before the performance at Carnegie Hall with Aldo Frescobaldi when Mr. Weisfeld visits Claude in his dressing room, what does Claude's frame of mind show about him?
3. How is Lady's lack of drive and ambition a disadvantage in understanding Claude's life?
4. What evidence is there that Claude does not relate well to children, especially regarding the movies and Catherine Marsh?
5. Why does it bother Claude to play boogie-woogie on the piano at a party given by one of Lady's friends?
6. How does Aldo Frescobaldi's relationship with Claude affect Claude?
7. How is Lady representative of the young people from the higher social classes?
8. Why is Claude confused by Mr. Powers' reaction to Claude's choice of career?
9. How has it benefited Claude that he didn't know who his real father was and the conditions under which he was conceived?
10. How does the time period during which the story begins explain Emma's job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Body and Soul have a common appeal through its theme, plot, and characters? Describe a conflict, theme, or issue that is common to all people. Give examples from the story and current events to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
How are the author's writing style and point of view connected in Body and Soul? Give examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What is stronger in Body and Soul--plot development or character development? Why? Give examples from the story to explain your answer. Do you think the author does this intentionally? Why or why not?
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