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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who waits at the building for So-hyun's mother while she does her work?
(a) So-hyun.
(b) Ji-ho.
(c) So-hyun's aunt.
(d) So-hyun's uncle.

2. In the story "The Art of Losing," what is Mo-sae suffering from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Alzheimer's Disease.

3. What work does Mo-sae's son-in-law do?
(a) Law.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Medicine.

4. How many children do Young-ja and Mo-sae have?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. What food does Albert bring into his practice sessions so he can stay there all day?
(a) Turkey sandwiches.
(b) Beef jerkey.
(c) Soup.
(d) Dip and chips.

6. What does Ben tell Albert when they meet many years after graduation?
(a) Albert was always kind.
(b) Albert was always patient.
(c) Albert was always a prick.
(d) Albert was always angry.

7. What does Sasha ask Alisa to play for Albert for her first piece?
(a) Silberson.
(b) Rachmaninoff.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Mozart.

8. Where are the final rounds of the competition Albert spends years preparing for?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Fort Worth.
(d) Seattle.

9. What does Albert realize Alisa does very well?
(a) Move her hands quickly over the keyboard.
(b) Improvise.
(c) Read music.
(d) Hear pitches.

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

11. What does Happy wear to his work experience every day?
(a) A dasiki.
(b) Scrubs.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) A green polo with the company logo.

12. What is a term of affection that Korean men sometimes use for their wives and that So-hyun's father calls their mother?
(a) Kitae.
(b) Geong-ji.
(c) Roni.
(d) Ja-gi-ya.

13. What animal terrifies both So-hyun and her mother in America?
(a) Cat.
(b) Bear.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Dog.

14. Whose room does Happy think the man he and his supervisor are taking care of has been placed in?
(a) His granddaughter's.
(b) His wife's.
(c) His sister's.
(d) His mother's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zorkin tell Sasha as advice during her last performance during the master class?

2. What does Albert's mentor often smell like?

3. What instrument do both Sasha and Albert play?

4. What is a material that is a part of some pianos' inner-workings that surprises Albert when he finds out about it?

5. What happened between Sasha and Albert when they were students that was very embarrassing?

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