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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Thea confess to Harsanyi that she sings in a church choir?
(a) When she is at his house for dinner.
(b) In a letter.
(c) On the phone.
(d) During one of her lessons.

2. What does Thea admit to Archie that she hopes she can do in her life?
(a) Live a simple life with family and be happy.
(b) Learn something well.
(c) Sing better than any Italian opera singer.
(d) Marry for looks and not money.

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

4. What does Harsanyi think of Thea's experience?
(a) That she is distracted by it.
(b) That it adds to the depth of her music.
(c) That it is limited.
(d) That she should stop talking about it and focus on her music.

5. How does Mrs. Kronborg resolve the argument about music on Sundays between her two daughters?
(a) She sends both to their room with no dinner.
(b) She doesn't take sides and assigns Anna a section of the Bible to read.
(c) She makes both clean the other's room.
(d) She makes both of them cook dinner for everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Thea sometimes lose her temper?

2. How many students does Thea have when she starts giving piano lessons?

3. Who is Spanish Johnny?

4. Who bids Wunsch goodbye as he leaves town?

5. What has kept Wunsch from being successful?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ray encourage Thea to go to Chicago?

2. Why is the Kronborg family concerned with the community's perception of them?

3. When does Spanish Johnny usually embark on his trips?

4. Why is the position that Larson offers Thea in the church choir so important?

5. How does Mrs. Kronborg run her house?

6. Why does Thea prefer to sing instead of play piano at the holiday recital?

7. Why does Thea find her interaction with her mom, after she brings her breakfast in bed, so heartwarming?

8. What do Thea's parents discuss before her return from Chicago?

9. Why does Wunsch live with the Kohlers?

10. Why does Harsanyi begin to add voice lessons to Thea's piano?

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