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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Karina's childhood piano teacher?
(a) Mr. Borowitz.
(b) Mr. Nowak.
(c) Mr. Kowalski.
(d) Mr. Bender.

2. When Karina visits Richard in the third chapter, he compares her palate to what?
(a) That of a child.
(b) That of a country girl.
(c) That of a farm animal.
(d) That of an old woman.

3. As Richard gets dressed in the sixth chapter, what makes him feel demoralized?
(a) His closet full of clothes he cannot button or fasten.
(b) Thoughts of his car that he will never again drive.
(c) The sight of all the wine he cannot open.
(d) His inability to take care of himself.

4. In the first chapter of the novel, Karina attends a graduation party for whom?
(a) Elise.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Hannah.

5. Richard's nurse-practitioner advises him to do what to his liquids?
(a) Thin them.
(b) Boil them.
(c) Thicken them.
(d) Whip them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karina visits Richard in the third chapter, what does she find him doing?

2. In the Prologue to the novel, where is Richard playing?

3. Upon moving to Boston, what did Karina discover?

4. With only one working hand, Richard can only play which piece?

5. Richard feels that his appointments with the nurse practitioner amount to what?

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