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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the novel when the reader learns about Materia's funeral?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Frances.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) James.

2. What does James allow his wife to do, which he had previously forbidden, thinking it will benefit their child?
(a) Attend church services.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Write to her mother.
(d) Play the piano.

3. How does Kathleen react when her father is deployed overseas?
(a) She stops singing.
(b) She stops playing the piano.
(c) She stops praying.
(d) She stops eating.

4. Where does James hope to send Kathleen to school when he returns home from the war?
(a) Oxford.
(b) New York University.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Halifax.

5. Which of Kathleen's family members unexpectedly shows up for her first recital performance?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was James when his father moved out?

2. Whom does Lily confide in when her terrible nightmares about Ambrose continue?

3. What is the name of Kathleen's accompanist in New York?

4. Why did Frances bring the new baby down to the river where he died?

5. Whose photograph does James want to take with him to war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does James react when Kathleen sneaks up behind him and strikes a chord while his is tuning a piano?

2. What story does Frances tell Lily about the christening gown?

3. What job does Materia get to help pay for Kathleen's private education?

4. What makes James a good bootlegger?

5. What is James's reaction to Ambrose's death?

6. What deal does Materia make with "the demon" to protect her second born daughter Mercedes?

7. How does James adjust to life at home with Kathleen living in New York?

8. What is James's reaction when he realizes that someone has moved the stones around Ambrose's grave?

9. How does Kathleen react when Teresa Taylor, the Mahmoud's maid, pays the Piper family a visit?

10. What is the reaction to Kathleen's talent when she arrives in New York City?

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