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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. Who is Sasha's husband?
(a) Robert.
(b) Greg.
(c) Henry.
(d) Albert.

2. Which other student does Albert particularly not get along with in music school?
(a) Joe.
(b) Henry.
(c) David.
(d) Jennifer.

3. What is a material that is a part of some pianos' inner-workings that surprises Albert when he finds out about it?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Cashmere.
(c) Cat hair.
(d) Silk.

4. In the story "Skinship," what event makes So-hyun's aunt travel back to Korea?
(a) A re-opening of diplomatic relations between America and Korea.
(b) The aunt's father's death.
(c) The flood.
(d) The aunt's mother's death.

5. What does Sasha ask Alisa to play for Albert for her first piece?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Rachmaninoff.
(c) Silberson.
(d) Beethoven.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does So-hyun's aunt write a check for her for at the end of each month for her work?

2. What word does Mo-sae use to call for his wife when he gets frustrated at her absence?

3. What does Alisa do before beginning to play that is a small movement but that Albert notices?

4. What does Happy think his supervisor and his mother have in common?

5. What does Albert's mentor often smell like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mo-sae handle things when Young-ja does not come home for hours one day, because she is very ill?

2. Why does Sasha contact Albert again after many years of being out of touch?

3. Why does Young-ja feel anxious about leaving Mo-sae alone with their grandson in the story "The Art of Losing"?

4. How does the community find out about Mo-sae's illness?

5. What seems to be the turning point in So-hyun's famliy at the end of the story "Skinship"?

6. What does Albert seem to be considering at the end of the story "Solo Works for Piano"?

7. What is the relationship between Ji-ho and So-hyun's mother like?

8. What does Albert think is the greatness of the Moonlight Sonata?

9. What extremes does Albert go through to prepare for the Van Cliburn competition?

10. Why does So-hyun's mother not travel back to Korea for her own mother's funeral?

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