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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was one of the changes Catherine noticed to her house?
(a) There are now CDs and a CD player.
(b) There is new furniture in all of the rooms.
(c) They have added on an extra room.
(d) The piano has been removed.

2. What was the first lie Catherine had ever told about?
(a) Skipping school.
(b) Drinking.
(c) A boy.
(d) Drugs.

3. Why were some of the buildings in Catherine's town boarded up?
(a) There was high unemployment.
(b) There was a bombing.
(c) The major business in the town had left and so had many people.
(d) A flood had ravaged the town.

4. What happens when Catherine tries to play a piece that she hasn't finished writing for her favorite composer?
(a) He falls asleep in the chair.
(b) His dog tries to mount her.
(c) His wife faints and has to be taken away.
(d) He interrupts her.

5. What does Catherine look for as she rides through her hometown?
(a) The home she grew up in.
(b) Drumming contests.
(c) Familiar landmarks.
(d) People that she knows.

6. How old is Anna?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 20 months.

7. What does Catherine's father think the drumming is?
(a) A revelation.
(b) A lot of noise.
(c) Thrilling.
(d) The same as bells.

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

9. Who is Catherine's favorite composer?
(a) Melnichuck.
(b) Haydn.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Olga.

10. What kind of depression does Catherine confess to her mother she has?
(a) Post-natal depression.
(b) Schizophrenic depression.
(c) Bi-polar depression.
(d) Manic depression.

11. What kind of thoughts does Catherine try to control on the ride to see Anna?
(a) Inconsistent.
(b) Negative.
(c) Sad.
(d) Positive.

12. What do Catherine and her mother talk about as they drink brandy?
(a) Talk about the changes to the house.
(b) Talk about Anna.
(c) Talk about her father.
(d) Talk about Catherine's life away from home.

13. What term does Catherine's father use to describe some of the actions taken by the Protestants?
(a) Excellent musicians.
(b) Bigots.
(c) Orangemen.
(d) Dedicated.

14. What does Catherine tell Miss Bingham she is working on?
(a) A Latin mass.
(b) A voice piece.
(c) A drum piece.
(d) A Catholic mass.

15. What does Catherine's favorite composer ask her to do?
(a) Play for him.
(b) Read to him.
(c) Write him a piece of music.
(d) Stay at his home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine throw away the note she found?

2. What does Catherine think her father would have hated in the piece she played on the radio?

3. Who is Catherine thinking about as she boards the plane?

4. Who else in Catherine's family was depressed according to her mother?

5. What do Catherine and Geraldine have in common?

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