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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. What kind of business did Catherine's father own?

2. What does Catherine look for as she rides through her hometown?

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

4. What disease does Catherine suffer from?

5. What job did Catherine quit to write music?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine decide she can't wear jeans to her father's funeral?

2. How did the salt shaker get a crease in it?

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

4. What does Catherine notice as she enters the living quarters above the pub?

5. What does Catherine remember about her teachers and classmates?

6. When did the salt shaker at Catherine's home get a crease in it?

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

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

9. What does Catherine remember Huang as being able to get away with?

10. Why does Geraldine think she and Catherine are single?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does Catherine go when she becomes overwhelmed by her parents' fighting? How does this relationship help Catherine?

Essay Topic 2

What is one of the central tenants of Taoism? How is Taoism related to Catherine? How does it affect her beliefs about music?

Essay Topic 3

For what does Catherine feel guilty? Is this guilt justified? Would you have handled things differently than Catherine did? Why or why not?

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