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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the audience feel about Catherine's music?
(a) They give polite applause.
(b) They dislike it.
(c) They like it.
(d) They are stunned in silence.

2. Where does Ingrid say she had seen Dave earlier that day?
(a) At the dock.
(b) At the airport.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At the pub.

3. Why doesn't Dave want to teach Catherine to drive?
(a) He doesn't know how to drive.
(b) He wants to avoid fights.
(c) He doesn't have a car.
(d) He wants to control her.

4. What does Catherine think she should write a manual about?
(a) How to play the piano when pregnant.
(b) How to incorporate rounds into other melodies.
(c) How to write music for the piano.
(d) How to get buy on little money.

5. What does Catherine tell her father is the reason she won't be home for Christmas?
(a) She has to work to pay for school.
(b) She won a scholarship.
(c) She is tired of fighting.
(d) She doesn't want to talk to them anymore.

6. How does Catherine get to the plane?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Dave drives her.
(c) Liz drives her.
(d) The nurse takes her.

7. What do Catherine and Dave fight about constantly?
(a) His drinking.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Money.
(d) Her music.

8. What did her parents give Catherine when she was eleven and passed her qualifying exam?
(a) Ticket to see Santa Claus.
(b) New piano.
(c) Rosary beads.
(d) New Marian Missal.

9. Why does Catherine think Janet is making small talk with Catherine?
(a) To help her keep an open mind.
(b) To learn about her history.
(c) To find out why no one is there with her.
(d) To keep her mind occupied.

10. How does her father react to the news that she won't be coming home for Christmas?
(a) He says that he is relieved.
(b) He stops talking to her.
(c) He hands the phone to her mother.
(d) He is angry.

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

12. What keeps Catherine off balance and is affecting her work?
(a) David's inconsistent work.
(b) Her teaching schedule.
(c) The tuning of the piano.
(d) Mood swings.

13. Why does Catherine look at the nurse for reassurance as the plane descends?
(a) She doesn't want to be left alone.
(b) Her pain is much worse.
(c) She isn't sure what to do next.
(d) The sound of the engine changes.

14. What does Liz do to try and reassure Catherine about her performance?
(a) Wipes the tears from her face.
(b) Puts Catherine's head on her shoulder.
(c) Hugs her tight.
(d) Squeezes her arm.

15. What does Catherine do to ease her mind as she gets ready to hear her composition played?
(a) Hides in the bathroom.
(b) Talks to Liz nonstop.
(c) Taps her foot nervously.
(d) Reads the program.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does Catherine remember her mother telling her was missing from the sign of Malone Place?

2. Why does Catherine wonder if she should pray?

3. What does Catherine think about as labor pains hit her in the ambulance?

4. How does Catherine believe her father will react to the news he will soon be a grandfather?

5. Why does Catherine sound drunk?

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