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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does So-hyun's aunt write a check for her for at the end of each month for her work?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $585.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $400.

2. Who was Albert's mentor?
(a) Gretta Windsor.
(b) Frederick Zim.
(c) Florian Harcor.
(d) Yegor Zorin.

3. What does So-hyun's father once give her mother that sparks a terrible fight?
(a) A car.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) Diamond stud earrings.

4. Why are So-hyun's aunt and Susie the only ones in the family who go back to Korea for a time?
(a) This was how their grandmother wanted it.
(b) So-hyun's uncle said he needed her mother to cook for him.
(c) So-hyun was too sick to go, so her mother stayed with her.
(d) The tickets are too expensive for everyone else.

5. What is Sasha's married name?
(a) Hendricks.
(b) Moore.
(c) Frederickson.
(d) Smith.

6. What instrument do both Sasha and Albert play?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Trumpet.

7. What does So-hyun's aunt bring back from her trip to Korea?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Lots of food and gifts.
(d) Wigs.

8. What is a material that is a part of some pianos' inner-workings that surprises Albert when he finds out about it?
(a) Cat hair.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Silk.
(d) Cashmere.

9. Where did one sister of Young-ja's move to?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

10. What does Alisa play for Albert?
(a) The Silberson Movement.
(b) Hot Cross Buns.
(c) Rachmaninoff's Third.
(d) The Moonlight Sonata.

11. In the story "Skinship," who is So-hyun's brother?
(a) Ji-ho.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ki-tae.
(d) Jae.

12. Why do So-hyun and her brother and mother move to America?
(a) To escape her father's abuse.
(b) To escape her grandmother's abuse.
(c) To escape the debt collectors.
(d) To escape the terrible regime rounding people up and jailing them there.

13. Where did Albert, Sasha, and two other classmates meet after their last class?
(a) The cafe they loved.
(b) Sasha's apartment.
(c) The building rooftop.
(d) Albert's apartment.

14. Where does Mo-sae remember his father taking him to the beach as a child?
(a) Cape May Beach.
(b) Hi-ri Beach.
(c) Sokcho Beach.
(d) Ki-tae Beach.

15. What does Zorkin tell Sasha as advice during her last performance during the master class?
(a) To try to remember to express herself.
(b) To keep her fingers relaxed.
(c) To keep her eyes on the music.
(d) To keep her chin up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does So-hyun's father threaten to do with his gift when her mother questions its cost?

2. What does Happy find in a drawer in the old man's room that he steals?

3. In "Solo Works for Piano," what does Sasha bring to Albert's studio with her?

4. What does So-hyun's father use to beat Ji-ho?

5. Where are the final rounds of the competition Albert spends years preparing for?

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