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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Yegudkin giving the Alexander?
(a) To one of his graduate students.
(b) To himself.
(c) To a new horn player.
(d) To Jack.

2. What does Dale say to Jack as he is standing at the door?
(a) "My son."
(b) "I have missed you."
(c) "Forgive me."
(d) "Jackie."

3. What does Jack do when he finally enters the living room?
(a) He stands next to his father and pats his back.
(b) He stands next to his aunt and uncle.
(c) He sits next to his mother on the couch.
(d) He kneels next to his father and puts his arm around him.

4. How does the graduate student react to his teacher's horn playing?
(a) He sits, hands on his knees, in a daze.
(b) He sits, arms crossed, dismayed.
(c) He sits, hands in the air, stunned.
(d) He sits, legs folded, and waits.

5. What does Yegudkin tell Jack of Russia and its power?
(a) He describes Russian tanks, Siberia, and Czar Nicholi.
(b) He describes the display of weaponry, Russian cunning, and Napoleon.
(c) He describes the difference between communism and democracy.
(d) He describes Kiev, Russian cities, and Russian politics.

6. How does Jack react to his father's exposing his family's writings?
(a) Jack applauds loudly.
(b) Jack gets very angry and yells at his father.
(c) Jack stands up and leaves.
(d) Jack gets very angry, but does not speak.

7. A few nights after his lunch with Phoebe, what does Jack notice when he comes into the kitchen after work one evening?
(a) His mother is asleep on the couch.
(b) The house is unusually quiet.
(c) His sister is practicing her piano.
(d) All of the lights are on.

8. What does Jack say to his father while he stands in the living room door?
(a) He says simply "Hi, dad."
(b) He says "Love you, dad."
(c) He says "Why have you come home?"
(d) He says, "Welcome home."

9. After leaving Russia, what does Yegudkin do in his new country?
(a) He plays French horn to great praise by the critics.
(b) He finds a factory job in a city.
(c) He stays home and cares for his wife.
(d) He studies with a French historian.

10. How do Phoebe and Jack's mother react to Dale's return?
(a) The are screaming at him for being gone.
(b) They are crying and hugging him.
(c) They are laughing and happy.
(d) They are quiet and listening to Dale's stories.

11. Where and when does Jack refuse to play his horn?
(a) At church or on street corners after dinner.
(b) At church or at home for guests.
(c) In his home for his friends.
(d) In the neighborhood or in the school band on holidays.

12. Where does Jack take his French horn lessons?
(a) New York University.
(b) The New School.
(c) The Julliard School.
(d) The Eastman School of Music.

13. When do Yegudkin and his wife leave Russia?
(a) During the Korean War.
(b) At the time of the Revolution.
(c) Before Czar Nikolai took over the country.
(d) After the Russians invaded China.

14. On what day are Jack's music lessons?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Thursdays.

15. Who does Jack see sitting with his father when he opens the living room door?
(a) His mother, his aunt, the police, and his cousins.
(b) HIs sister his uncle, the neighbor and some field hands.
(c) His mother, his sister, his uncle and his aunt, and two cousins.
(d) His uncles, his mother, some field hands, and some friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack's mother say about his horn playing?

2. How does Jack feel when his aunt speaks to him in the living room?

3. How does Dale react to being home?

4. What are some of the composers Jack practices in his lessons?

5. How does the narrator describe the look in Yegudkin's eyes as he handles the Alexander?

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