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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catherine say that her music was in the newspaper?
(a) Because she is a Roman Catholic using Protestant drums.
(b) Because she has been very fortunate.
(c) Because she is an unmarried pregnant woman.
(d) Because she is a woman in a man's world.

2. What does Catherine's mother say about her after learning she had a child?
(a) She is a heathen.
(b) She is dishonest.
(c) She is dirty.
(d) She is unclean.

3. Why does Catherine's mother want them to go to the graveyard the day after her father was buried?
(a) She said they didn't have a chance to pray because too much was going on.
(b) She cannot let go and needs to visit him.
(c) She wants to gather up the cards.
(d) She needs to check and maker sure that things are okay with him.

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

5. What does Catherine take with her when she goes to take a nap?
(a) Her father's shirt.
(b) A hot water bottle.
(c) A sheet of music.
(d) A picture of Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine's favorite composer ask her to do?

2. Why did Miss Bingham ride her bicycle?

3. When they get back to the pub after the funeral, what is Catherine overwhelmed with a desire to do?

4. How does Miss Bingham feel about Catherine?

5. What was Catherine's job for Christmas dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Mrs. MeKenna go when they come back from the funeral and what does she tell those that offer her condolences?

2. What does the young priest who performed Catherine's father's ceremony ask her?

3. What does Catherine remember about her father?

4. What does Catherine remember about her teachers and classmates?

5. Why is the pub closed?

6. What was one of the things her first music teacher taught Catherine?

7. What does Catherine notice as she enters the living quarters above the pub?

8. What happened to Catherine when she was a child and had the flu?

9. What excuse does Catherine offer on the walk home when her mother asks what is wrong?

10. Why doesn't Catherine play very well when she is playing for Melnichuch and what is his response to her playing?

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