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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the things that Huang told Catherine that all compositions must have?
(a) Tail.
(b) Brain.
(c) Head.
(d) Body.

2. What does Catherine think her father would have hated in the piece she played on the radio?
(a) The drums.
(b) The length.
(c) The accompaniment.
(d) The speed.

3. Why is the main character going to Ireland?
(a) To visit her new nephew.
(b) Her father's funeral.
(c) To play a concert.
(d) For a vacation.

4. How does Catherine feel when she wakes up at four thirty the morning after her father's funeral?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) In a panic.
(d) Resigned.

5. When Catherine and her mother go to meet her father at the train station when she was 11, what embarrassed her mother?
(a) His drunken behavior.
(b) His cussing.
(c) His constant loud complaining of other people.
(d) His public displays of affection.

6. 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 falls asleep in the chair.
(c) His dog tries to mount her.
(d) He interrupts her.

7. What kind of business did Catherine's father own?
(a) Music studio.
(b) Shop.
(c) School.
(d) Pub.

8. How old is Anna?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 18 months.

9. What kind of thoughts does Catherine try to control on the ride to see Anna?
(a) Sad.
(b) Positive.
(c) Negative.
(d) Inconsistent.

10. What does Catherine think the drumming is?
(a) Depressing.
(b) A lot of noise.
(c) The same as bells.
(d) A revelation.

11. Why did Miss Bingham ride her bicycle?
(a) To keep her joints loose.
(b) To get enough exercise.
(c) Because she didn't have a car.
(d) She had lost her license.

12. What was Catherine's father disappointed to miss that he received many phone calls about?
(a) Her performance on the radio.
(b) Her first recital.
(c) Her award winning performance.
(d) Her college graduation.

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

14. What does Catherine's mother notice and ask her about when she wakes her up?
(a) Book about depression.
(b) Picture of the little girl.
(c) Note from her father.
(d) Pill bottles on the counter.

15. What job did Catherine quit to write music?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Traveling musician.
(c) Orchestra.
(d) Director.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine choose to conform when she is home?

2. What does Catherine wonder how to tell her mother?

3. How does Catherine's favorite composer respond when she asks him about music and influences?

4. What are grace notes according to this novel?

5. Why can't Miss Bingham play the piano anymore?

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