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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catherine throw away the note she found?
(a) Because it is reminding her father to meet someone on an unidentified Tuesday.
(b) Because she doesn't want her mother to see it.
(c) Because it brings back too many bad memories.
(d) Because she can't read the writing on it.

2. How did Catherine's father die?
(a) A pneumonia like illness in the hospital.
(b) A massive heart attack in the pub.
(c) Cancer that slowly took his life.
(d) A stroke in his sleep.

3. When Catherine and her mother go to meet her father at the train station when she was 11, what embarrassed her mother?
(a) His cussing.
(b) His drunken behavior.
(c) His constant loud complaining of other people.
(d) His public displays of affection.

4. Which of the following characters does Catherine realize died and received a military grave while she was in Scotland?
(a) Megan.
(b) Paddy.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Anna.

5. Which of the following is not one of the things that Huang told Catherine that all compositions must have?
(a) Tail.
(b) Brain.
(c) Head.
(d) Body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Catherine meet her favorite composer?

2. How does Miss Bingham feel about Catherine?

3. What does Catherine do after the funeral when they get back to the house?

4. What does Catherine ask before she agrees to play the organ at the formal services for her father the next day?

5. What do Catherine and her mother talk about as they drink brandy?

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