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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was the prize when Catherine won the Moncrieff-Hewitt Award for her Piano Trio?
(a) Free tuition for a year.
(b) A new piano.
(c) Travel around Scotland.
(d) 1,000 pounds.

2. Where does Catherine go to view the body of her father?
(a) Her childhood bedroom.
(b) Her parents' bedroom.
(c) Down to the funeral home.
(d) To the main floor of the pub.

3. How does Catherine find Anna to be?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Surprising.
(c) Content.
(d) Miraculous.

4. Why does the idea of writing a mass intrigue Catherine?
(a) So few are written by women.
(b) It is like speaking to God.
(c) It would be the longest piece she has written.
(d) It involves numerous instruments.

5. How does Catherine's favorite composer respond when she asks him about music and influences?
(a) Later.
(b) I don't understand.
(c) Tomorrow.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business did Catherine's father own?

2. What does Catherine say to her mother when she sees her for the first time?

3. How does Catherine feel when she wakes up at four thirty the morning after her father's funeral?

4. What type of rhythm comes to Catherine as she thinks about celebration music?

5. What does Catherine take with her when she goes to take a nap?

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