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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Frescobaldi's regular accompanist?
(a) He has the flu.
(b) He quit after arguing with Frescobaldi.
(c) He has a family emergency.
(d) He broke his arm.

2. How long will Frescobaldi need a temporary accompanist?
(a) One concert.
(b) A few concert dates.
(c) Until he finishes his next recording.
(d) A full world tour.

3. Where is the party at which Claude plays the piano for Lady's friends?
(a) A mansion of one of Lady's friends.
(b) Senator Barnes' campaign headquarters.
(c) A club near Lady's home.
(d) Lady's home.

4. Where does Claude first see Catherine while he is in London?
(a) His concert.
(b) On the street.
(c) At the airport.
(d) His hotel tearoom.

5. What instrument does Frescobaldi play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Piano.
(c) Cello.
(d) Viola.

6. What does Claude learn when he returns a call from Otto Levits?
(a) Aldo Frescobaldi has requested to play with Claude again.
(b) He has been offered a permanent position with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
(c) Mr. Fredericks has died.
(d) He has received a recording contract.

7. Who first brings up the topic of adoption?
(a) Claude's mother.
(b) Lady.
(c) Lady's mother.
(d) Claude.

8. How does Lord Lightning feel when Claude asks to meet him at the Castle Jazz Club?
(a) Hesitant.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Awestruck.
(d) Unaffected.

9. Where do Frescobaldi and Claude first meet to practice?
(a) Carnegie Hall.
(b) Mr. Weisfeld's music store.
(c) At the first concert venue.
(d) Mr. Fredericks' home.

10. Where does Claude meet Lady?
(a) At a party.
(b) At the library.
(c) At a dance.
(d) In a class.

11. What does Mr. Weisfeld talk to Claude about the night before Mr. Weisfeld dies?
(a) Claude's real father.
(b) The famous musicians he met during his lifetime.
(c) Claude's problems with Lady's parents.
(d) His life in Poland in 1939.

12. How does Lady react when Claude tells her they cannot have children?
(a) She is sympathetic.
(b) She is devastated.
(c) She is humiliated.
(d) She is relieved.

13. Who tries to calm Claude when he demands information from his mother about his father?
(a) Lady.
(b) Al Johnson.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld.
(d) Aldo Frescobaldi.

14. On what holiday do Claude and Lady visit Lady's parents in the morning and the Fisks later in the day?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Christmas.

15. Who assures Claude in a telegram of attending Claude's concert?
(a) Ivan Andrews.
(b) Lady.
(c) Aldo Frescobaldi.
(d) Mr. Fredericks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claude first meet Reggie Phillips?

2. Why does Mr. Weisfeld visit Claude in his dressing room before the second concert?

3. How does Catherine know Claude is in London?

4. Who abuses Catherine when she is a child?

5. What is the result of the situation which causes Claude distress at the first concert venue?

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