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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 9, 10, and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Claude wakes Mr. Weisfeld during the night, what does he do for Mr. Weisfeld?
(a) Calms him.
(b) Chases away the intruders.
(c) Puts out the fire.
(d) Plays his new composition.

2. Why does the Fisk housekeeper give Claude the item while he waits for Catherine to go to the dance?
(a) As a warning.
(b) As a sign of friendship.
(c) To help him relax.
(d) For good luck.

3. Who arranges for Claude to practice on a grand piano in the home of a famous retired maestro?
(a) Claude's mother.
(b) Mr. Weisfeld.
(c) Claude's father.
(d) Al Johnson.

4. On the ride home from the dance, what does Claude ask Catherine?
(a) If she will introduce him to a girl he saw at the dance.
(b) Why she treats him so poorly.
(c) Why she asked him to the dance.
(d) If she will be his girlfriend.

5. What does Claude's mother do when she comes home from her job of driving a taxi?
(a) Drinks beer.
(b) Gives piano lessons.
(c) Reads to Claude.
(d) Cleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business arrangement does Claude enter into with Al Johnson, a maintenance man?

2. Where does Claude discover an old piano?

3. What does Claude notice about his mother since Al Johnson is spending more time with her?

4. Why can't Claude keep the Bechstein piano left to him by the maestro in his apartment?

5. What movie particularly interests Claude because of its story line, which he relates to his life?

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