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

Aunt Georgiana

Uncle Howard

Clark's friend

Clark's mother
2 Why was Aunt Georgiana coming to Boston?

She wanted to visit Clark.

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

She had been left a legacy by a bachelor relative and had to settle the estate.

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

In one year

The day prior

The very next day

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter
4 How does Uncle Howard's letter make Clark feel?

Angry

Overcome by memories

Sad

Excited
5 How did Aunt Georgiana travel from Nebraska to Boston?

Horse-drawn wagon

Boat

Day coach

Plane
6 What happened to Aunt Georgiana on the train ride?

She fell asleep and missed her stop.

She made friends with a fellow passenger.

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.

She decided to not return to Nebraska.
7 What did Aunt Georgiana do immediately upon arriving at Clark's boarding house?

Ask him about his life in Boston

Cry

Take a nap

Listen to music
8 What had been Aunt Georgiana's occupation before marriage?

A farmhand in Nebraska

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory

A dressmaker
9 Where did Aunt Georgiana first meet Howard Carpenter?

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont

In Nebraska

At the Boston Conservatory

In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
10 How does Clark describe the love between Aunt Georgiana and Uncle Howard?

Inexplicable

Inspiring

Star-crossed

Regretful
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?

Fenway, Boston

Douglas County, Nebraska

Red Willow County, Nebraska

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

Thirty years

A decade

One year

Five years
13 What does Clark consider the most striking aspect of his aunt's appearance?

Her ill-fitting false teeth

The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth

Her yellow skin

The poor quality of her dress
14 How did Clark feel about his aunt as a boy?

Friendly

Reverential and affectionate

Disgusted and afraid

Resentful
15 What did Aunt Georgiana teach Clark as a boy on the Nebraska prairie?

How to husk corn

How to cook

How to play an accordian

Music scales and exercises
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about religion?

She was pious and martyr-like.

She adopted the religion of her husband.

She hated religion.

She grew up religious but didn't pay it much mind.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?

A fine meal at a restaurant

A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A tour of the Boston Conservatory

A walk on the Boston Common
18 What was Aunt Georgiana preoccupied with when she arrived in Boston?

Concern over the chores she had left behind in Nebraska

Eagerness to hear about Clark's studies

Anticipation about being back in Boston

Concern over the estate she was in Boston to settle
19 What was Clark afraid of as he and his aunt entered the concert hall?

He had wasted his money.

She would embarrass him.

She would hate the music.

She would feel embarrassed or out of place.
20 Who was in the audience at the concert hall?

Mostly women in beautiful dresses

A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly families with young children

Mostly Conservatory students
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?

She closed her eyes.

She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.

She got up and left.

She began to cry.
22 What did Clark think about during the concert?

He watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

He was grateful for his music studies.

He remembered his childhood.

He was overcome with emotion himself.
23 What did Aunt Georgiana do with her hands as the concert continued?

Smoothed her hair

Knotted them in her lap

Played a phantom piano

Held Clark's hands
24 When did Aunt Georgiana begin crying?

During the "Prize Song"

When the concert ended

During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde

During the second half of the concert
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?

She missed him very much.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She hated music now.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

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