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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine throw away the note she found?

2. Where is Catherine's home now?

3. Which of the following is the main character of this novel?

4. What does Catherine tell Liz?

5. What name does Catherine's mother cry and repeat over and over?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Catherine play for her mother and how did her mother react?

2. What does Catherine remember about her father?

3. What does the young priest who performed Catherine's father's ceremony ask her?

4. How does Catherine wake up from her nap in the spare room?

5. What does Catherine remember that her father taught her and how did it make her feel?

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

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

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

9. Where does Mrs. MeKenna go when they come back from the funeral and what does she tell those that offer her condolences?

10. How does Catherine's father look when she sees him again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is Catherine isolated? Does she isolate herself? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In the first half of the novel, two worlds clash for Catherine. What are these two worlds? Why do you think they clash? Is this clash ever resolved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Catherine have to come to grips with her past? What steps does she take to make this happen? Do you think she took the right steps? Why or why not?

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