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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack do when he finally enters the living room?
(a) He stands next to his father and pats his back.
(b) He kneels next to his father and puts his arm around him.
(c) He sits next to his mother on the couch.
(d) He stands next to his aunt and uncle.

2. What does Jack say to his father while he stands in the living room door?
(a) He says "Why have you come home?"
(b) He says simply "Hi, dad."
(c) He says, "Welcome home."
(d) He says "Love you, dad."

3. How does Jack feel about his mother and sister's reactions to Dale's readings in public?
(a) He dislikes how they are faking their tears.
(b) He dislikes how they smile, cry, and lift their heads.
(c) He dislikes all of the attention they give Dale.
(d) He dislikes how rude they are in church.

4. What is another thing Dale begins doing after being home for a month?
(a) He takes up the guitar.
(b) He begins to rebuild the barn.
(c) He reads from the Bible at the Grange.
(d) He reads from the Bible at church.

5. Where does Yegudkin give his lessons on Saturdays?
(a) On the first floor of Seton Hall.
(b) On the second floor of Killburn Hall.
(c) On the first floor of Killburn Hall.
(d) On the second floor of Seton Hall.

6. How does Jack feel when his aunt speaks to him in the living room?
(a) His eyes were wide open and he was screaming.
(b) His hands were shaking and he was laughing.
(c) His back hurt and he tries to sit down.
(d) His knees were weak and his heart was pounding.

7. What does Jack's aunt say to him while he is standing in the doorway?
(a) "Jackie, come in. Your father is ill."
(b) "Jackie, come in. It's all over. You dad's come home."
(c) "Jackie, come in. Your fatehr is glad to see you."
(d) "Jackie, come in. Everything is fine now."

8. Where and when does Jack refuse to play his horn?
(a) At church or at home for guests.
(b) In the neighborhood or in the school band on holidays.
(c) At church or on street corners after dinner.
(d) In his home for his friends.

9. How does the graduate student react to his teacher's horn playing?
(a) He sits, arms crossed, dismayed.
(b) He sits, hands on his knees, in a daze.
(c) He sits, hands in the air, stunned.
(d) He sits, legs folded, and waits.

10. Where do the Yegudkins live in America?
(a) Rochester, Indiana
(b) Rochester, New York
(c) Rochester, New Jersey
(d) Rochester, Minnesota

11. What is Phoebe doing during the homecoming?
(a) Talking to her cousins.
(b) Asking her aunt what to make for dinner.
(c) Looking for Jack.
(d) Sitting next to her mother and hugging both her mother and father.

12. What is an "Alexander?"
(a) A type of French horn.
(b) A type of trumpet.
(c) A type of tuba.
(d) A type of trombone.

13. What musical instrument is in the living room?
(a) A piano.
(b) A French horn.
(c) A harp.
(d) A cello.

14. What does the person in the barn say to him while he is working with the cows?
(a) "You all right there, Jackie?"
(b) "Can you look at this for me, Jack?"
(c) "What time is it, Jackie?"
(d) "Need any help, Jackie?"

15. With whom does Jack take his horn lessons?
(a) Andrew Yegudski.
(b) Arcady Yelliniski.
(c) Arcady Yegudkin.
(d) Arcomb Yegadsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack know as he begins his walk down the street toward home?

2. Since his return home, what about Dale's public readings does Jack disdain?

3. What makes Jack turn his head and look up while he is thinking and preparing the cows for milking in the barn?

4. To whom is Yegudkin giving the Alexander?

5. How does Jack react to the answer Yegudkin gives him after playing the horn for his student?

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