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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of orchestra does Thea go to hear in Chicago?
(a) An urban orchestra.
(b) An a capella orchestra.
(c) A guitar orchestra.
(d) A symphony orchestra.

2. How does Thea's family react to Anna's joining of a church?
(a) No one speaks to her for a week.
(b) They throw her a party.
(c) They are excited.
(d) They are plagued by it.

3. With whom does Thea sometimes lose her temper?
(a) Archie.
(b) Her older students.
(c) Her younger students.
(d) Her entire family.

4. How does Thea feel about her initial rented room in Chicago?
(a) She finds it pleasant.
(b) She worries it is too small.
(c) She worries it is too big.
(d) She hates it.

5. Why are Thea's older brothers afraid of her return to Moonstone after she has been in Chicago?
(a) They are afraid she will be snobby.
(b) They are afraid of her new boyfriend.
(c) They are afraid she will make them study piano again.
(d) They are afraid she will be more bossy than before.

6. How many students does Thea have when she starts giving piano lessons?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

7. Where does the tramp go to die?
(a) The countryside.
(b) The city's water tank.
(c) Thea's house.
(d) Archie's house.

8. What treat does Thea's mother do for her the first morning of her return from Chicago?
(a) Gives her a radio.
(b) Gives her a record player.
(c) Lets her sleep in as late as she wants.
(d) Brings her breakfast in bed.

9. What does the tramp claim to have been before he arrived in Moonstone?
(a) A miner.
(b) An actor in a traveling troupe.
(c) A clown with a circus.
(d) A teacher of music.

10. With whom do Thea and Ray ride the train car?
(a) Archie.
(b) Thea's father.
(c) Thea's mother.
(d) Spanish Johnny.

11. With whom does Thea perform in the holiday concert?
(a) No one; it is a concert only featuring her.
(b) Lily.
(c) Archie.
(d) Thor.

12. How does Larson believe Thea can also pick up some extra money?
(a) Singing radio jingles.
(b) Singing at funerals.
(c) Giving voice lessons to his daughters.
(d) Singing for the mayor.

13. How does Ray die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He kills himself because Thea won't marry him.
(c) He is murdered by an unknown assailant.
(d) He is hit by a train and killed.

14. How does Spanish Johnny escape Wunsch's attack?
(a) He crashes through the door.
(b) He slips out the window.
(c) He crawls up the chimney.
(d) He steals a car to get away.

15. Who is Reverend Lars Larson?
(a) A famous preacher on TV.
(b) The man who baptized Thea.
(c) A friend of Thea's mother.
(d) A friend of Thea's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aunt Tillie?

2. When does Thea confess to Harsanyi that she sings in a church choir?

3. What treat does Dr. Archie bring to Thea as she recovers from her illness as a child?

4. When was "The Song of the Lark" written?

5. Who dies as a result of Moonstone's contaminated water?

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