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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bus does Jack take to his music lessons?
(a) The Newark Express.
(b) The Bluebue.
(c) The Greenbus.
(d) The Express.

2. What kinds of things does Yegudkin play on the horn?
(a) Scales, etudes and whole notes.
(b) Scales, notes and etudes.
(c) Chords, notes and etudes.
(d) Scales, runs, and chords.

3. 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. Everything is fine now."
(d) "Jackie, come in. Your fatehr is glad to see you."

4. What does Jack realize when he is doing his chores the night after lunch with Phoebe?
(a) If he does not say grace, he will go to Hell.
(b) If he does not say grace, there might be no heaven.
(c) If he does not say grace, he will be cursed.
(d) If he does not say grace, he does not love his dead brother.

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

6. How does Jack speak when he talks to his father at his homecoming?
(a) He whispers too softly for anyone to hear.
(b) He speaks clearly.
(c) He mumbles to his sister.
(d) He yells at his father.

7. What is one thing Dale does after being home a month?
(a) He begins to come home drunk
(b) He begins reciting again poetry at the Grange.
(c) He begins writing love poems.
(d) He takes over the grocery shopping.

8. How does the narrator describe Yegudkin's playing the French horn?
(a) As if a thousand brass bands were playing.
(b) As if an unskilled musician had played the horn.
(c) As if a creature from some other universe had appeared in the room.
(d) As if angels had entered the room.

9. 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 second floor of Seton Hall.
(d) On the first floor of Killburn Hall.

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

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

12. A few nights after his lunch with Phoebe, what does Jack notice when he comes into the kitchen after work one evening?
(a) All of the lights are on.
(b) The house is unusually quiet.
(c) His mother is asleep on the couch.
(d) His sister is practicing her piano.

13. What is the foundation note for the horn Yegudkin is playing?
(a) The highest note of the horn, B.
(b) The lowest note of the horn, D.
(c) The lowest note of the horn, F.
(d) The highest note of the horn, E.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Jack take his French horn lessons?

4. How old is Yegudkin when we meet him?

5. How do Phoebe and Jack's mother react to Dale's return?

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