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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Miss Bingham ride her bicycle?
(a) She had lost her license.
(b) Because she didn't have a car.
(c) To get enough exercise.
(d) To keep her joints loose.

2. How does Anna get from the plane to her hometown?
(a) Bus.
(b) Cab.
(c) Mother picks her up.
(d) Train.

3. Why is the main character going to Ireland?
(a) Her father's funeral.
(b) To visit her new nephew.
(c) For a vacation.
(d) To play a concert.

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

5. Why does Catherine say that her music was in the newspaper?
(a) Because she is a woman in a man's world.
(b) Because she has been very fortunate.
(c) Because she is a Roman Catholic using Protestant drums.
(d) Because she is an unmarried pregnant woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Catherine's music give to Miss Bingham?

2. What does Catherine look for as she rides through her hometown?

3. How old was Catherine when she started taking piano lessons?

4. How does Catherine's favorite composer respond when she asks him about music and influences?

5. What does Catherine wonder how to tell her mother?

(see the answer key)

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