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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yegudkin say as he hands the horn to his student?
(a) "Good sound."
(b) "Good horn."
(c) "Good luck."
(d) "Good instrument."

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

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

4. What are the names of Jack's aunt and uncle who are in the house for Dale's homecoming?
(a) Ruth and Ben.
(b) Ruth and Walt.
(c) Ruth and David.
(d) Anne and Walt.

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

6. Now that his father is home, what does Jack tell himself at night when he is alone?
(a) "They will wake up and find me married."
(b) "They will wake up and find me gone."
(c) "They will wake up and find me dead."
(d) "They will wake up and find I am famous."

7. What does Mrs. Hawthorne do as she talks about Jack's horn playing?
(a) Frowns and asks for guidance.
(b) Smiles and clasps her hands together.
(c) Smiles but stomps her feet.
(d) Frowns and tells him to stop practicing.

8. What does Yegudkin do while Jack is playing the horn at his lesson?
(a) He points at the music and corrects Jack's playing.
(b) He sits quietly and listens.
(c) He hums along with the music.
(d) He sings and gestures.

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

10. What does Yegudkin tell Jack of Russia and its power?
(a) He describes the display of weaponry, Russian cunning, and Napoleon.
(b) He describes Russian tanks, Siberia, and Czar Nicholi.
(c) He describes Kiev, Russian cities, and Russian politics.
(d) He describes the difference between communism and democracy.

11. How do Phoebe and Jack's mother react to Dale's return?
(a) They are crying and hugging him.
(b) The are screaming at him for being gone.
(c) They are quiet and listening to Dale's stories.
(d) They are laughing and happy.

12. What does Jack conclude about his teacher?
(a) Yegudkin hates both America and Russia.
(b) Yegudkin hates America and misses Russia.
(c) Yegudkin loves Russia and hates America.
(d) Yegudkin loves America and hates Russia.

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

14. What does Jack say as he is united with his father?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "Welcome home."
(c) "I have missed you."
(d) "I hate you."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Yedugkin wear to work every day?

3. What does Yegudkin look like?

4. On what day are Jack's music lessons?

5. What does Jack use each night to take off his boots?

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