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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What performer are Tommy and his wife set to hear as “The Bootlegger” begins?
(a) Isserlis.
(b) Ma.
(c) Bell.
(d) Denk.

2. With whom does Peggy initially voice concern?
(a) Lydia Spencer.
(b) Delores Smith.
(c) Astrid Samuels.
(d) Delia Stewart.

3. Where had Bobby Daniels worked?
(a) Raymond James.
(b) Bank Suisse.
(c) Goldman Sachs.
(d) Morgan Stanley.

4. What is on the baseball cap Jeremy loans Nell?
(a) Wheel of Fortune.
(b) Jeopardy!.
(c) The Price is Right.
(d) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

5. Which of the following concert series are advertised to Tommy?
(a) Clarinet Concertos.
(b) Piano Concertos.
(c) Violin Concertos.
(d) Cello Concertos.

6. In what year is Percival born?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1950.

7. What was Fein’s wife named?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Selina.

8. What does the narrator eat before the first concert she attends at Carnegie Hall?
(a) Beef Stroganoff.
(b) Borscht.
(c) Goulash.
(d) Beef Wellington.

9. On what street does Peggy live?
(a) 84th.
(b) 83rd.
(c) 82nd.
(d) 85th.

10. Which of the following is among the Seven Joys?
(a) Michaelmas.
(b) Whitsuntide.
(c) Pentecost.
(d) Lent.

11. By what publication is Jeremy employed?
(a) Good Housekeeping.
(b) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
(c) Harper’s.
(d) New Yorker.

12. What is the given name of the DiDomenico whose fragment features in the story?
(a) Mario.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Giuseppe.
(d) Luigi.

13. In what year was the instrument made that are Tommy and his wife set to hear as “The Bootlegger” begins?
(a) 1745.
(b) 1740.
(c) 1750.
(d) 1995.

14. In what state had Nell’s biological father had a summer house?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Maine.

15. What is the name of the usher to whom Tommy complains?
(a) Ketanji.
(b) Janet.
(c) Safiyah.
(d) LaToya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator invoke in her rumination on Classical music?

2. On what street does Fein live?

3. To which of the following does Percival compare an Annunciation?

4. Where did Ellie Houghton have her engagement party?

5. What violinist do Tommy and his wife see at Carnegie Hall?

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