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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Catherine's job for Christmas dinner?
(a) Set the table.
(b) Make the potatoes.
(c) Make the placemats.
(d) Make the gravy.

2. What does Catherine take with her when she goes to take a nap?
(a) A sheet of music.
(b) A hot water bottle.
(c) A picture of Anna.
(d) Her father's shirt.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine decide will save her?

2. What kind of depression does Catherine confess to her mother she has?

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

4. How does Miss Bingham feel about Catherine?

5. How does Miss Bingham react to hearing that Catherine had a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question did Huang Xiao Gang ask Catherine and what does she remember him discussing about sound?

2. What does Catherine think had been improving until this situation and what did her doctor tell her about it?

3. What did Catherine remember listening to as she rode on the bus through her hometown?

4. What happens as Catherine plays a song she hasn't finished writing for Melnichuck?

5. How did Catherine's father explain the Orangemen to Catherine?

6. What does Catherine remember about her father?

7. How did Catherine react to the praise she received from Lemberg when she won the Moncrieff-Hewitt Award?

8. What excuse does Catherine offer on the walk home when her mother asks what is wrong?

9. What was one of the things her first music teacher taught Catherine?

10. Why doesn't Catherine play very well when she is playing for Melnichuch and what is his response to her playing?

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