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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 an accurate description of how Catherine feels about leaving the hospital?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Tense.
(d) Anxious.

2. Why doesn't Catherine take the rides offered at the airport from two different people?
(a) She is waiting for Liz.
(b) She is waiting for Dave.
(c) She wants to do things herself.
(d) She is lost and confused.

3. Why does Catherine look at the nurse for reassurance as the plane descends?
(a) The sound of the engine changes.
(b) Her pain is much worse.
(c) She isn't sure what to do next.
(d) She doesn't want to be left alone.

4. What does Catherine think she should write a manual about?
(a) How to incorporate rounds into other melodies.
(b) How to write music for the piano.
(c) How to play the piano when pregnant.
(d) How to get buy on little money.

5. Where does Catherine's father think she is?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) United States.
(d) Ireland.

6. Why was Liz shocked that Catherine had a child?
(a) She had never noticed she was pregnant.
(b) She knows it will impede her music career.
(c) She didn't know she was married.
(d) She thought she was moving back home.

7. Who visits Catherine and brings her flowers?
(a) Dave.
(b) Mother.
(c) Liz.
(d) Father.

8. What does Dave tell Catherine when he meets her for the first time?
(a) He says she looks lost.
(b) He says she looks like a student.
(c) He asks her to take a walk with him.
(d) He says she looks like she doesn't want to be there.

9. Why does Catherine wonder if she should pray?
(a) The nuns are not there to help her.
(b) Her father would think better of her.
(c) The pain is so intense.
(d) She doesn't believe in God.

10. What does Catherine indicate she hears as her daughter is born?
(a) Choirs singing.
(b) Her father yelling.
(c) Drums pounding.
(d) Her daughter crying.

11. How much money does Catherine say she will get for the composition she is working on called Vernicle?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $20.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $200.

12. Which of the following terms best describes how Catherine feels about the night her students play the mass she is working on?
(a) Astonishing.
(b) Appeasing.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Magical.

13. Why does Catherine look at the nun's face as she is checking the baby's vital signs?
(a) To make sure she understands what is happening.
(b) To see if she recognizes her.
(c) To make sure she will be nice.
(d) To see if everything is all right.

14. Which word does Catherine use to describe how she is worried about her composition as rehearsals start?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Inferior.
(c) Resonating.
(d) Pretentious.

15. What vow does Catherine make in regards to her daughter right after she is born?
(a) To always love her.
(b) To ensure she will always have the best.
(c) To be a better parent than her parents were.
(d) To always protect her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why aren't Catherine and Liz able to study the geography of the island?

2. What will Catherine miss about being in the hospital with the nurses?

3. What does Liz do to try and reassure Catherine about her performance?

4. Why is Catherine leaving Dave?

5. What complaint does Catherine have when she goes to the doctor?

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