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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Catherine get most of her furniture?
(a) Auctions.
(b) Antique stores.
(c) Thrift stores.
(d) Hand-me-downs.

2. Why does the idea of writing a mass intrigue Catherine?
(a) It involves numerous instruments.
(b) So few are written by women.
(c) It is like speaking to God.
(d) It would be the longest piece she has written.

3. Why can't Miss Bingham play the piano anymore?
(a) Her arthritis is so bad.
(b) She cannot see the music anymore.
(c) Her coughing constantly interrupts her.
(d) Her piano was repossessed.

4. What term did Catherine ask her mother about that her mother ignored and pretended not to hear?
(a) Patron saint of music.
(b) Feast of Immaculate Conception.
(c) Had sexual intercourse.
(d) Conserved her virginity.

5. Which word does Catherine use to describe how she is worried about her composition as rehearsals start?
(a) Pretentious.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Resonating.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Catherine feel when she wakes up at four thirty the morning after her father's funeral?

2. What does the nurse put in Catherine's bath water?

3. Why is the main character going to Ireland?

4. Why doesn't Dave want to teach Catherine to drive?

5. Who is Catherine's favorite composer?

(see the answer key)

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