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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since his return home, what about Dale's public readings does Jack disdain?
(a) He believes his father is being dishonest with people.
(b) He dislikes the way his father creates fake accents when reading.
(c) He scorns the poems and the way his father speaks to the listeners.
(d) He thinks his father is faking just to get attention.

2. In what orchestra does Yegudkin play before he comes to New York?
(a) The orchestra of Brezhnev.
(b) The orchestra of Tsar Stalin.
(c) The orchestra of Czar Nikolai.
(d) The orchestra of Lenin.

3. 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.

4. What does Jack bring with him each night when he returns from milking the cows?
(a) A pail of milk.
(b) Eggs.
(c) A carton of apples.
(d) His heavy coat.

5. In their lesson after he has played the horn for Jack, what does Yegudkin not speak of that he normally does in Jack's lessons?
(a) His love for America.
(b) The stupidity of mankind.
(c) The stupidity of musicians.
(d) The beauty of the world.

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

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

8. What are some of the composers Jack practices in his lessons?
(a) Kopprasch, Guiness and Kling.
(b) Kopprasch, Gallay and Kling.
(c) Kopprasch, Gauche and Kline.
(d) Kopprasch, Gallette and Klien.

9. How old is Yegudkin when we meet him?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) Fifty.

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

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

12. What does Jack know as he begins his walk down the street toward home?
(a) He has missed his bus.
(b) He has a twenty minute walk ahead of him.
(c) He has to get change to get on the bus.
(d) He needs to stop at the store before going home.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Yegudkins are on their way to Siberia?

2. Where does Jack take his French horn lessons?

3. What does the person in the barn say to him while he is working with the cows?

4. What is one thing Dale does after being home a month?

5. What does Yedugkin wear to work every day?

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