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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack react to the answer Yegudkin gives him after playing the horn for his student?

2. What does Jack do when he finally enters the living room?

3. How does Jack feel about his mother and sister's reactions to Dale's readings in public?

4. What does Yegudkin look like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of all the characters in the story, Betty Hawthorne has the most stability. Discuss her support system, and how her traditional role as a wife and mother help her cope with the death of her son.

Essay Topic 2

Who are Dale and Betty Hawthorne? What are they like before the accident and after? How does the death of their son affect them?

Essay Topic 3

Jack's mother says "that horn's his whole world." Is this indeed true? What else does Jack have in his life?

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