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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thea bring to Archie's house to pick berries?
(a) A large basket.
(b) A book of piano music.
(c) A tablecloth.
(d) A cake as a thank-you gift.

2. What does Harsanyi think of Thea's musical talent?
(a) That she has none whatsoever.
(b) That it is underrated.
(c) That she is indeed talented.
(d) That it is overrated.

3. In what kind of holiday concert does Thea perform?
(a) A Church Easter concert.
(b) A spring concert.
(c) A Sunday school Christmas concert.
(d) A Hanukkah concert.

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

5. When was "The Song of the Lark" written?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1925.

6. In what kind of storm does Archie meet Thea and Thor once?
(a) A sandstorm.
(b) A rainstorm.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A hailstorm.

7. Why is the tramp arrested?
(a) For being drunk in public.
(b) For train robbery on his way into town.
(c) For putting on a show without a license.
(d) For theft.

8. What does Thea's mother say about the girl whose funeral is happening when Thea returns?
(a) That she brought her sickness on herself because of her sins.
(b) That she admired Thea's talent.
(c) That she was pregnant, but no one knew it.
(d) That she was the local beauty queen.

9. What weapon does Wunsch have when he is found drunk in the garden?
(a) A lawnmower.
(b) A machete.
(c) A gun.
(d) An axe.

10. What does Thea contemplate on her first trip back to Moonstone?
(a) Her decision to switch to voice.
(b) How nice Kennedy was.
(c) Her new boyfriend.
(d) How much she'll miss her apartment.

11. Who is Dr. Howard Archie?
(a) The town doctor.
(b) A doctor who visits once a year.
(c) A doctor who isn't really a doctor, but likes to be addressed as one.
(d) The town professor.

12. In which train of the car does Thea ride with Ray?
(a) The caboose.
(b) Just a random car.
(c) The engine.
(d) The dining car.

13. Why does Anna think Thea should not practice secular music on Sundays?
(a) Because she has to listen to music at church all day anyway.
(b) Because it is improper.
(c) Because she needs to give her fingers a break.
(d) Because she never practices it on any other day.

14. Who is Mrs. Tellamantez?
(a) Dr. Archie's wife.
(b) Spanish Johnny's wife.
(c) Thea's mother.
(d) A strange lady who lies in town.

15. Where does Ray promise to take Thea one day?
(a) Rome.
(b) To see the great West.
(c) To visit the homes of the cliff dwellers.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Thea's older brothers afraid of her return to Moonstone after she has been in Chicago?

2. What does Larson offer Thea after he hears her sing?

3. What request of Thea does Anna make immediately upon her initial return to Moonstone?

4. With whom does Thea perform in the holiday concert?

5. What wish of Thea's mom does Thea grant the morning after she returns from Chicago?

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