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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Thea prepared for the part of Sieglinde?
(a) Her entire life.
(b) A few months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Only fifteen minutes.

2. What statement of Thea's offends Bowers?
(a) That she is the best student he has ever had.
(b) That his house is filthy.
(c) That she thinks he isn't worth what she's paying for lessons.
(d) That one of his students doesn't meet her standards for singers.

3. What piece of music in Thea's room does Ottenburg see?
(a) The one Kennedy wrote for her many years ago.
(b) The one he wrote for her.
(c) The one Wunsch gave her.
(d) The one she wrote for him.

4. Why is Spanish Johnny in New York during Thea's grand performance?
(a) He has run away from Moonstone.
(b) He comes just for her show.
(c) He is fleeing from the law.
(d) He is performing with a Mexican band in a circus.

5. Who is Landry?
(a) One of Thea's brothers.
(b) Thea's son.
(c) An entertainer in New York.
(d) One of Thea's suitors in New York.

6. How does Archie's wife die?
(a) She kills herself.
(b) In an explosion.
(c) She choked on a blueberry muffin.
(d) She dies in an asylum of natural causes.

7. Who is awakened by the sound of Thea's beautiful voice the night of the Mexican ball?
(a) Wunsch.
(b) Practically the entire town.
(c) The Kohlers.
(d) Her parents.

8. Which of Bowers' students does Thea dislike the most?
(a) Abigail Smith.
(b) Jessie Darcey.
(c) Prita Singh.
(d) Kristy Poplin.

9. Why doesn't Archie remarry?
(a) He is afraid of getting another bad woman.
(b) He is still too in love with his first wife.
(c) He decided he likes being single.
(d) He is still grieving the loss of his first wife.

10. What does Thea decide is the next step in her musical career while at the Ottenburg Ranch?
(a) Going to Germany.
(b) Going to Los Angeles.
(c) Going to New York.
(d) Returning to Moonstone.

11. How does Thea pay for her keep in Chicago when she comes back from Moonstone?
(a) Works as a maid.
(b) Provides piano for some of Bower's students.
(c) Works at a church position.
(d) Both of these answers are correct.

12. What do Spanish Johnny and Thea talk about when they see each other again after Thea returns from Chicago?
(a) His family.
(b) Her family.
(c) Wunsch.
(d) Music.

13. What happens to Ottenburg's first wife?
(a) She disappears.
(b) She kills herself.
(c) She runs off with another man to Mexico.
(d) She is in an asylum.

14. What does Thea bring into one of the cave dwellings to make it more homey?
(a) A bed.
(b) A small couch.
(c) A lamp.
(d) Rugs.

15. Where does Spanish Johnny wait for Thea after her performance?
(a) The sidewalk.
(b) Her hotel.
(c) Her dressing room.
(d) The green room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Archie chide Thea about once her career has taken off in New York?

2. What does Mrs. Harsanyi think about Thea's working with Bowers?

3. What do the Nathanmeyers think of Thea's voice?

4. What does Thea do repeatedly with the Ramos brothers at the Mexican ball?

5. What does Bowers notice about Thea when he sees her singing with Ottenburg?

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