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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Catherine and Anna look at each other in the mirror?
(a) They both make faces.
(b) They both smile.
(c) They both laugh.
(d) They both cry.

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

3. 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 wife faints and has to be taken away.
(c) He interrupts her.
(d) His dog tries to mount her.

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

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

6. What disease does Catherine suffer from?
(a) Depression.
(b) Acid reflux.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Cancer.

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

8. What does Catherine think about when she watches and hears the dirt being thrown on her father's coffin?
(a) When she first moved out of her parents home.
(b) How her mother and father loved each other.
(c) A Christmas Eve when she was 11.
(d) The first time she played the piano for her father.

9. What does Catherine think her father would have hated in the piece she played on the radio?
(a) The accompaniment.
(b) The length.
(c) The drums.
(d) The speed.

10. Where did Catherine meet her favorite composer?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Glasgow.

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

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

13. What are grace notes according to this novel?
(a) Short, quick notes.
(b) Notes between musical notes.
(c) Extra notes in a composition.
(d) The hidden melody in a piece.

14. When they get back to the pub after the funeral, what is Catherine overwhelmed with a desire to do?
(a) Eat.
(b) Drink.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Cry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the prize when Catherine won the Moncrieff-Hewitt Award for her Piano Trio?

2. How does Catherine decide to head home from the airport?

3. What does Catherine do whenever she feels herself getting the flu?

4. What does Liz tell Catherine?

5. What job did Catherine quit to write music?

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