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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 does Catherine think her father would have hated in the piece she played on the radio?

2. What does Catherine decide to wear to her father's funeral?

3. What term does Catherine's father use to describe some of the actions taken by the Protestants?

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

5. How did Catherine's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Catherine and her mother see at the grave site when they go to visit?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happened in Catherine's hometown according to the bus driver?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the author has the flashback portion of the novel come after the death of her father? Do you think it worked to place it in part 2? Would you have placed it here? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does Catherine feel when she tells her mother about Anna? How does Catherine's mother react? Why do you think she reacts this way?

Essay Topic 3

What is Miss Bingham's real purpose in Catherine's life? How does Catherine repay Miss Bingham? Do you believe Catherine treats Miss Bingham well? Why or why not?

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