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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. When Karina visits Richard in the ninth chapter, she is surprised to see what changes in Richard?
(a) Richard has lost the ability to speak.
(b) Richard has sold his piano and much of his belongings.
(c) Richard has lost a great deal of weight and his arms do not move at all.
(d) Richard has gained a lot of weight and can no longer walk.

2. Upon moving to Boston, what did Karina discover?
(a) Richard had lied about a teaching position.
(b) There was no way for her to earn an income in Boston.
(c) Boston has no jazz scene.
(d) Boston was the most beautiful city Karina had ever seen.

3. In the Prologue to the novel, Richard notes his playing lacks what?
(a) Control.
(b) Technical skill.
(c) An emotional connection.
(d) A full crowd.

4. Where was Karina born?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Ukraine.
(c) Zabrze.
(d) Gdansk.

5. How does Richard describe breaking up with his last girlfriend?
(a) As the happiest moment of his life.
(b) As the saddest moment of his life.
(c) As the most unselfish act of his life.
(d) As the most selfish thing he's ever done.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which musician's music plays in the coffee shop while Karina is visiting her daughter?

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

3. As Richard is lying in bed at the beginning of the sixth chapter, he notes the disease has progressed to what?

4. What type of music did Karina once play?

5. What information does Elise tell Karina about Richard during their morning walk in Chapter Eight?

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