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

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

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

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

5. How does Moonstone feel about Thea once she becomes famous?
(a) They are horribly jealous.
(b) They try to sell dirty stories about her to the tabloids.
(c) They are proud of her.
(d) They pretend she doesn't exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thea react to Ottenburg's kiss?

2. Who is awakened by the sound of Thea's beautiful voice the night of the Mexican ball?

3. How does Thea pay for her keep in Chicago when she comes back from Moonstone?

4. What illness does Thea get after seeing the Nathanmeyers?

5. Where is the meeting Archie is attending when he receives a letter from Thea asking for money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Bowers think Thea needs to be more pleasant?

3. What is the story behind Ottenburg's first marriage?

4. Why is Ottenburg upset that Thea will take money from Archie, but not from him?

5. What happens to Thea's father?

6. How do Thea's thoughts on music change during her time at Ottenburg Ranch?

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

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

9. How does Thea help herself fall asleep the night before her big performance?

10. Why does Ottenburg leave Thea when she prepares to leave for Germany?

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