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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. What happens the Thursday before Thea's biggest performance in New York?
(a) She has a bad day.
(b) She breaks her leg.
(c) She catches a cold and therefore cannot sing.
(d) She has a nervous breakdown.

2. Before she leaves for Germany, what does Thea make Ottenburg promise?
(a) To pay Archie back if she is unable.
(b) To send her a letter every day.
(c) To visit her as soon as possible.
(d) To divorce his wife.

3. Why does Thea resent Mrs. Priest?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because she is a better singer than Thea.
(c) Because she is cruel to Thea.
(d) Because she doesn't recognize her own shortcomings.

4. What kind of meeting is Archie attending when he receives a letter from Thea asking for money?
(a) A government meeting.
(b) A doctor's meeting.
(c) A family meeting.
(d) A stockholder meeting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watches Thea and Ottenburg have their first kiss?

2. How does Thea feel she learns from the native cave dwellers?

3. What do the Nathanmeyers provide Thea in Chicago?

4. Where does Archie meet with Thea after he receives her letter asking for money?

5. When do Thea and Ottenburg leave the ranch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Archie reminisce as the best two times of his life?

2. How does Archie react when he sees Thea after her performance in New York?

3. Why does Thea refuse to take money from Ottenburg?

4. Why does the medical student come to visit Thea when she is sick?

5. What happens to Thea's father?

6. How does Thea feel about her family when she returns to Chicago after spending the summer with them?

7. What epiphany does Thea have on music and water while at Ottenburg Ranch?

8. How does Thea's family respond to her attendance and singing at the Mexican ball?

9. Why does Thea move around so much when she returns to Chicago from her summer visit to Moonstone?

10. What key piece of information does Cather insert into Tillie's recollection about her time in Kansas City with Thea?

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