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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Miss Bingham get her only comfort?
(a) Religion.
(b) Piano.
(c) Friends.
(d) Music.

2. What happens when Catherine tries to play a piece that she hasn't finished writing for her favorite composer?
(a) His wife faints and has to be taken away.
(b) He interrupts her.
(c) He falls asleep in the chair.
(d) His dog tries to mount her.

3. What do Catherine and her mother talk about as they drink brandy?
(a) Talk about Catherine's life away from home.
(b) Talk about the changes to the house.
(c) Talk about Anna.
(d) Talk about her father.

4. What does Catherine look for as she rides through her hometown?
(a) People that she knows.
(b) Familiar landmarks.
(c) Drumming contests.
(d) The home she grew up in.

5. What does Catherine wonder how to tell her mother?
(a) About her new job.
(b) About her depression.
(c) About Anna.
(d) About her memories of her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are grace notes according to this novel?

2. What kind of depression does Catherine confess to her mother she has?

3. What did the Chinese restaurant have to do to be able to stay in business?

4. Why does Catherine's mother want them to go to the graveyard the day after her father was buried?

5. How does Catherine decide to head home from the airport?

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