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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. Where did Catherine move when she left Dave's?
(a) In with her music instructors.
(b) In a new apartment.
(c) In with her parents.
(d) In with Liz.

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

3. Why aren't Catherine and Liz able to study the geography of the island?
(a) Not enough money.
(b) Their agendas.
(c) The weather.
(d) Too drunk to do the work.

4. What type of rhythm comes to Catherine as she thinks about celebration music?
(a) A sequence of highs and lows like life.
(b) A drum beat steady and true like a heart beat.
(c) Breathing rhythm in three-note sequence.
(d) The breathing and panting required in labor.

5. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how Catherine feels about leaving the hospital?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Tense.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Catherine write this song for?

2. What does the nurse assure Catherine?

3. Why is Catherine leaving Dave?

4. Why do the nuns tell Catherine to walk around?

5. How many countries was Catherine's concert broadcast to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Catherine relax while she is experiencing the labor pains?

2. What does Catherine tell Liz was the reason for her phone call?

3. Who takes Catherine to the ambulance and what does he tell her about the hospital?

4. What does Catherine realize about the celebration of birth through music?

5. What comparison does Catherine make between the suckling of a baby and her music?

6. What happens when Catherine and Cranny are sewing or making hot water for tea?

7. How does Catherine feel the day she leaves the hospital?

8. What does Catherine learn about St. Cecilia and how does it affect her?

9. How are the people at Rotten Row and what does Catherine decide to do about it?

10. What does Catherine think about when she can't get to sleep for a long time?

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