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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. Where is the home of the maestro who allows Claude to practice on his grand piano?

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

3. When does Claude receive a telegram that Mr. Weisfeld cannot attend Claude's debut performance at the music festival?

4. What organization suspects Emma of communist activities?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Weisfeld's influence on Claude help Claude cope with Catherine Fisk's attitude toward him?

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

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

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 the time period during which the story begins explain Emma's job?

7. After Mr. Powers has Claude's past investigated, what information does Emma give Claude about his father?

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

9. Why is Claude's intimate encounter with Eva, a violinist at the music festival, important to Claude, especially in terms of Catherine Fisk?

10. How do young Claude and adults seem to relate to each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Frank Conroy choose Body and Soul for the title of the novel? 1) Give examples from the book that explain the title. 2) Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not? 3) If you could give the book a different title, what would it be? Give reasons for 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

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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