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1 Who sent Clark the letter at the start of the story?
Uncle Howard

Aunt Georgiana

Clark's friend

Clark's mother
2 Why was Aunt Georgiana coming to Boston?
She had been left a legacy by a bachelor relative and had to settle the estate.

She wanted to visit Clark.

She wanted to get away from Nebraska for a little while.

She wanted to connect with some former colleagues at the Boston Conservatory.
3 When was Aunt Georgiana due to arrive?
The very next day

The day prior

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

In one year
4 How does Uncle Howard's letter make Clark feel?
Sad

Overcome by memories

Excited

Angry
5 How did Aunt Georgiana travel from Nebraska to Boston?
Boat

Day coach

Plane

Horse-drawn wagon
6 What happened to Aunt Georgiana on the train ride?
She made friends with a fellow passenger.

She decided to not return to Nebraska.

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.

She fell asleep and missed her stop.
7 What did Aunt Georgiana do immediately upon arriving at Clark's boarding house?
Cry

Ask him about his life in Boston

Take a nap

Listen to music
8 What had been Aunt Georgiana's occupation before marriage?
A farmhand in Nebraska

A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory

A dressmaker

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
9 Where did Aunt Georgiana first meet Howard Carpenter?
In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

At the Boston Conservatory

In Nebraska

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont
10 How does Clark describe the love between Aunt Georgiana and Uncle Howard?
Inspiring

Star-crossed

Regretful

Inexplicable
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?
Douglas County, Nebraska

Fenway, Boston

Red Willow County, Nebraska

The Green Mountains, Vermont
12 How long had Aunt Georgiana lived on the Nebraska homestead before visiting Clark in Boston?
Five years

A decade

One year

Thirty years
13 What does Clark consider the most striking aspect of his aunt's appearance?
The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth

The poor quality of her dress

Her ill-fitting false teeth

Her yellow skin
14 How did Clark feel about his aunt as a boy?
Disgusted and afraid

Resentful

Reverential and affectionate

Friendly
15 What did Aunt Georgiana teach Clark as a boy on the Nebraska prairie?
Music scales and exercises

How to cook

How to husk corn

How to play an accordian
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about religion?
She grew up religious but didn't pay it much mind.

She was pious and martyr-like.

She adopted the religion of her husband.

She hated religion.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?
A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A fine meal at a restaurant

A walk on the Boston Common

A tour of the Boston Conservatory
18 What was Aunt Georgiana preoccupied with when she arrived in Boston?
Eagerness to hear about Clark's studies

Anticipation about being back in Boston

Concern over the estate she was in Boston to settle

Concern over the chores she had left behind in Nebraska
19 What was Clark afraid of as he and his aunt entered the concert hall?
She would hate the music.

She would feel embarrassed or out of place.

She would embarrass him.

He had wasted his money.
20 Who was in the audience at the concert hall?
A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly Conservatory students

Mostly families with young children

Mostly women in beautiful dresses
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?
She began to cry.

She got up and left.

She closed her eyes.

She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.
22 What did Clark think about during the concert?
He was overcome with emotion himself.

He watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

He was grateful for his music studies.

He remembered his childhood.
23 What did Aunt Georgiana do with her hands as the concert continued?
Knotted them in her lap

Smoothed her hair

Held Clark's hands

Played a phantom piano
24 When did Aunt Georgiana begin crying?
During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde

During the "Prize Song"

When the concert ended

During the second half of the concert
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?
She loved her life in Nebraska.

She missed him very much.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She hated music now.

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