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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. What does Albert notice on Sasha's hands that makes him realize she does not play any longer?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) Rashes.
(c) Rings.
(d) A missing finger.

2. Who was Albert's mentor?
(a) Gretta Windsor.
(b) Yegor Zorin.
(c) Florian Harcor.
(d) Frederick Zim.

3. What does Happy wear to his work experience every day?
(a) A suit and tie.
(b) Scrubs.
(c) A green polo with the company logo.
(d) A dasiki.

4. What is Sasha's married name?
(a) Hendricks.
(b) Frederickson.
(c) Moore.
(d) Smith.

5. What competition does Albert spend years preparing for?
(a) The Royal Society Fellowship.
(b) The Van Cliburn.
(c) The Carnegie Concerts.
(d) The Youngston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Mo-sae's son-in-law do?

2. What does So-hyun's aunt bring back from her trip to Korea?

3. What does So-hyun's father threaten to do with his gift when her mother questions its cost?

4. How long had Albert been married for before separating?

5. Where does Mo-sae remember his father taking him to the beach as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disappoints Albert about how his life has turned out?

2. What does So-hyun immediately dislike about the way her aunt and uncle in America treat her mother?

3. How does So-hyun's aunt work to get her mother and father back together?

4. Why does Sasha think Albert might be just the right teacher for Alisa?

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

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

7. Why does Albert think the reason Sasha contacts him after being out of touch for many years is strange?

8. Why does So-hyun dislike her cousin Susie so much?

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

10. How do Albert's classmates remember him?

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