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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 does the teacher tell Anne her parenting ability is?
(a) Dreadful.
(b) Absolutely appalling.
(c) As best as she can.
(d) Very impressive.

2. What does Anne do to the flower on her dress during the dinner party?
(a) Smells it.
(b) Takes it off.
(c) Crumples it.
(d) Tears it.

3. What object does Anne not remember that Chauvin continues to describe in such detail?
(a) The magnolia.
(b) A dress.
(c) A cross.
(d) A necklace.

4. Finish the sentence: "Anne is ____ when it comes to her child".
(a) Happy.
(b) Hopeless.
(c) Defenseless.
(d) Lovely.

5. What is the child humming when he comes into the cafe at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) A tune from the radio.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) He doesn't hum.
(d) His sonatina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Anne and the child see out a window as they climb to the top of the teacher's apartment stairs?

2. When Chauvin begins describing a scene to Anne in the cafe in Chapter 6, what does he say she is leaning on?

3. What color is Anne's hair?

4. What event is Anne late for when she talks with Chauvin in the cafe?

5. What do the cafe customers complain about to the patronne at the end of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the patronne say about the child's sonatina when she hears it playing in the cafe?

2. What happens when the teacher makes the child play scales as punishment in Chapter 5?

3. Describe Anne's appearance at her dinner party.

4. What does Anne do with the magnolia on her dress during the dinner party?

5. Describe how Anne and Chauvin react when the child enters the cafe near the end of Chapter 6.

6. Describe how Anne leaves the cafe at the end of Chapter 8.

7. What does Anne do after leaving the dinner party?

8. Describe Anne and Chauvin's appearance in Chapter 8.

9. What causes the child to play his scales properly during his music lesson in Chapter 5?

10. Why does the teacher to tell Anne that she will no longer be able to give the child piano lessons?

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