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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Thea measure things even though she is famous and wealthy by the time the novel concludes?
(a) By how much she can impress the folks back home in Moonstone.
(b) By the amount of fame something will give her.
(c) By how rare they are.
(d) By the money Kennedy left her.

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

4. What does Thea update Archie on when they finally see each other in New York?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) What happened to her voice.
(c) The story of her and Archie.
(d) Her regret at not sticking with piano.

5. Where does Archie meet with Thea after he receives her letter asking for money?
(a) Her hotel.
(b) The street.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The Metropolitan Opera House.

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

7. Where does Thea first encounter Spanish Johnny when she returns home from Chicago?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The drugstore.
(d) Church.

8. Who watches Thea and Ottenburg have their first kiss?
(a) Dr. Archie.
(b) Wunsch.
(c) Henry Biltmer.
(d) A herd of deer.

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

10. Who provides music for the Mexican ball?
(a) Johnny and his friends.
(b) A visiting troupe of Mexican folklore musicians.
(c) Wunsch, who has since sobered up.
(d) The Chicago orchestra.

11. What does Mrs. Harsanyi think about Thea's working with Bowers?
(a) That Bowers is overcharging her.
(b) That it is the wrong atmosphere for her.
(c) That Bowers will really help Thea.
(d) That Thea needs to stop complaining.

12. What does Thea discuss with Dr. Archie after the Mexican ball?
(a) What she wants out of life.
(b) Her dreams.
(c) The problems with her family.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

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

14. Who is Jasper Flight?
(a) A character who wants to grub-stake Archie.
(b) Thea's boyfriend in Germany.
(c) Archie's new boyfriend.
(d) Thea's new son.

15. How many years pass in the story between when Thea leaves for Germany and when the story resumes?
(a) Two years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is present at Thea's big performance in New York?

2. Who goes to dinner with Archie once he meets Thea in New York?

3. What does Thea tell Bowers she does not want to do for more money?

4. Who sings with Thea back at Johnny's house?

5. Who is Fred Ottenburg?

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