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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old was Catherine when she started taking piano lessons?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.
2. Why does Catherine say that her music was in the newspaper?
(a) Because she is an unmarried pregnant woman.
(b) Because she is a woman in a man's world.
(c) Because she is a Roman Catholic using Protestant drums.
(d) Because she has been very fortunate.
3. What disease does Catherine suffer from?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Acid reflux.
(d) Depression.
4. What does Catherine say to her mother when she sees her for the first time?
(a) She asks what happened.
(b) She can't speak and only cries.
(c) She is angry she wasn't notified sooner.
(d) She apologizes.
5. How does Catherine feel about her desire to die?
(a) She feels incompetent.
(b) She feels selfish for that thought.
(c) She feels resigned to the idea.
(d) She feels in complete despair.
6. Why does the idea of writing a mass intrigue Catherine?
(a) It involves numerous instruments.
(b) It would be the longest piece she has written.
(c) It is like speaking to God.
(d) So few are written by women.
7. How does Catherine decide to head home from the airport?
(a) Walking.
(b) Bus.
(c) Anna's father picks her up.
(d) Taxi.
8. Where did Miss Bingham often take Catherine?
(a) Scotland for recitals.
(b) Concerts in Belfast.
(c) London for plays.
(d) Tea parties in Belgrade.
9. 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) He interrupts her.
(d) His wife faints and has to be taken away.
10. Why can't Miss Bingham play the piano anymore?
(a) Her coughing constantly interrupts her.
(b) Her piano was repossessed.
(c) She cannot see the music anymore.
(d) Her arthritis is so bad.
11. What is Catherine thinking about when she wakes up at four thirty in the morning?
(a) How she will do playing the organ.
(b) Her father and how much she misses him.
(c) Her mother and how she will move on.
(d) Anna and what is happening in Glasgow.
12. Which of the following is not one of the things that Huang told Catherine that all compositions must have?
(a) Head.
(b) Tail.
(c) Body.
(d) Brain.
13. What does Catherine tell Miss Bingham she is working on?
(a) A Catholic mass.
(b) A Latin mass.
(c) A voice piece.
(d) A drum piece.
14. What does Catherine's mother say that she has become?
(a) Disrespectful.
(b) A proper lady.
(c) A disappointment.
(d) A heathen.
15. What did the Chinese restaurant have to do to be able to stay in business?
(a) Sell souvenirs to tourists.
(b) Rent out an apartment.
(c) Take in laundry.
(d) Sell chips.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Miss Bingham like for Catherine to watch during concerts?
2. Who is Catherine thinking about as she boards the plane?
3. Who is Catherine's favorite composer?
4. What does Catherine tell Liz?
5. How does Miss Bingham react to hearing that Catherine had a child?
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