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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Claude get from the train station to the Powers' home?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Vintage car.
(c) Sports car.
(d) Limousine.

2. How many years does the story skip between the end of Chapter 13 in Part 1 and the beginning of Chapter 14 in Part 2?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

3. What does Mr. Powers discover about Claude's father when he hires a private investigator to look into Claude's past?
(a) Claude's father is a negro.
(b) There is no record of Claude's father.
(c) Claude's father never returned from the war.
(d) Claude's father is one of three men.

4. Why does Catherine refuse Claude's marriage proposal?
(a) She knows Claude's life is music.
(b) Claude is still despondent over Mr. Weisfeld's death.
(c) Claude is still in love with Lady.
(d) Catherine is in love with someone else.

5. 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) Christmas.
(d) New Year's Day.

6. What adjective describes Emma's praise for Claude's performance at the second concert?
(a) Critical.
(b) Abrupt.
(c) Lavish.
(d) Indifferent.

7. Who tells Claude that the famous musician Aldo Frescobaldi needs a temporary pianist?
(a) Mr. Weisfeld.
(b) Mr. Fredericks.
(c) Lady.
(d) Mr. Levits.

8. What do Claude and Frescobaldi play as the last piece of the second concert?
(a) The Double Concerto Claude played with Mr. Fredericks at the music festival.
(b) A composition on which Claude and Frescobaldi collaborated to write.
(c) One of Claude's compositions.
(d) One of Frescobaldi's compositions.

9. Where does Claude first meet Reggie Phillips?
(a) At Claude's hotel.
(b) In a jazz club.
(c) At a recording studio.
(d) At the concert hall.

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

11. Where do Claude and Frescobaldi go after lunch?
(a) To visit a musician friend of Frescobaldi.
(b) Carnegie Hall.
(c) Mr. Weisfeld's music store.
(d) Shopping for Claude's formal wear.

12. As they wait for Frescobaldi's plane to London, what does Frescobaldi give advice to Claude about?
(a) His mother.
(b) Lady.
(c) Mr. Levits.
(d) His music.

13. What does Lady do when Claude becomes depressed over Mr. Weisfeld's death?
(a) Moves in with her parents until Claude feels better.
(b) Immediately files for divorce.
(c) Gets a legal separation.
(d) Stays by his side until his depression goes away.

14. What is the atmosphere at the Powers' when Claude and Lady make their holiday visit?
(a) Emotionless.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Encouraging.
(d) Melodramatic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of college does Lady attend?

2. What happens to Frescobaldi's regular accompanist?

3. What is Lady's reaction to Claude's constant practicing to prepare for his performances with Frescobaldi?

4. Why is Claude upset after he plays the piano for Lady's friends?

5. Where does Claude first see Catherine while he is in London?

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