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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack's father do when he sees his son standing in the doorway?
(a) Smiles broadly.
(b) Turns away embarrassed.
(c) Puts his glasses on.
(d) Bursts into tears.

2. To whom is Yegudkin giving the Alexander?
(a) To one of his graduate students.
(b) To Jack.
(c) To a new horn player.
(d) To himself.

3. What does Yegudkin say to Jack at the end of their lesson?
(a) "Next lesson?"
(b) "Next Saturday?"
(c) "Next week?"
(d) "Next month?"

4. What does Dale say to Jack as he is standing at the door?
(a) "My son."
(b) "I have missed you."
(c) "Forgive me."
(d) "Jackie."

5. How does Jack react to his father's exposing his family's writings?
(a) Jack stands up and leaves.
(b) Jack gets very angry, but does not speak.
(c) Jack applauds loudly.
(d) Jack gets very angry and yells at his father.

6. What does his family think about Jack's means of coping with his emotions?
(a) They think he is not a good horn player.
(b) They think he is being mean to his father.
(c) They know he will grow out of it.
(d) They believe there is nothing they can do about his isolation.

7. What does Jack's mother say about his horn playing?
(a) "If it makes him happy, it makes me happy."
(b) "Maybe he will be a famous musician."
(c) "That horn's his whole world."
(d) "That boy is headed for trouble."

8. Where does Jack take his French horn lessons?
(a) The New School.
(b) The Eastman School of Music.
(c) New York University.
(d) The Julliard School.

9. For what orchestra does Jack play?
(a) The Brooklyn Civic Orchestra.
(b) The Batavia Civic Orchestra.
(c) The Newark Civic Orchestra.
(d) The New York City Civic Orchestra.

10. What poems does Jack's father recite in public now that he has returned home?
(a) "The Weight of the World" and "Sufferers Be Still."
(b) "I Lean on the Lord" and "Why Must This Be?"
(c) "Tomorrow's Bridge" and "This Too Will Pass."
(d) "Bridge to Madison County" and "My Way."

11. How does Yegudkin react to the question Jack asks him when Yegudkin has finished playing?
(a) He laughs loudly and nudges Jack in the side.
(b) He laughs loudly and turns to the graduate student.
(c) He laughs loudly and his eyes widen.
(d) He laughs loudly and says "no."

12. After leaving Russia, what does Yegudkin do in his new country?
(a) He plays French horn to great praise by the critics.
(b) He stays home and cares for his wife.
(c) He finds a factory job in a city.
(d) He studies with a French historian.

13. What does Yedugkin wear to work every day?
(a) A long grey overcoat, a black suit, and a black beret.
(b) A long balck overcoat, a grey suit, and a grey fedora.
(c) Spats, a long grey overcoat, and a black beret.
(d) Spats, a long black overcoat, and a black fedora.

14. Who does Jack see sitting with his father when he opens the living room door?
(a) HIs sister his uncle, the neighbor and some field hands.
(b) His mother, his aunt, the police, and his cousins.
(c) His uncles, his mother, some field hands, and some friends.
(d) His mother, his sister, his uncle and his aunt, and two cousins.

15. What does Jack notice about his father since his return home?
(a) HIs eyes not longer sparkle, and he does not have a actor's style.
(b) He has lost his sense of humor.
(c) His eyes no longer work as well as they used to.
(d) He does not like to talk to people anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where and when does Jack refuse to play his horn?

2. What does Yegudkin tell Jack of Russia and its power?

3. When Jack reaches the street after his lesson, what does he do?

4. How does Jack feel about his mother and sister's reactions to Dale's readings in public?

5. What does Jack to do avoid family togetherness since his father's return?

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