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

Clark's friend

Clark's mother

Aunt Georgiana

Uncle Howard
2 Why was Aunt Georgiana coming to Boston?

She wanted to visit Clark.

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.

She wanted to get away from Nebraska for a little while.
3 When was Aunt Georgiana due to arrive?

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

The day prior

In one year

The very next day
4 How does Uncle Howard's letter make Clark feel?

Excited

Overcome by memories

Sad

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

Horse-drawn wagon

Plane

Day coach

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

She decided to not return to Nebraska.

She made friends with a fellow passenger.

She fell asleep and missed her stop.

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.
7 What did Aunt Georgiana do immediately upon arriving at Clark's boarding house?

Ask him about his life in Boston

Take a nap

Listen to music

Cry
8 What had been Aunt Georgiana's occupation before marriage?

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A farmhand in Nebraska

A dressmaker

A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory
9 Where did Aunt Georgiana first meet Howard Carpenter?

At the Boston Conservatory

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont

In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

In Nebraska
10 How does Clark describe the love between Aunt Georgiana and Uncle Howard?

Inspiring

Inexplicable

Star-crossed

Regretful
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?

Fenway, Boston

Red Willow County, Nebraska

Douglas 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

Five years

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

Her ill-fitting false teeth

The poor quality of her dress

Her yellow skin

The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth
14 How did Clark feel about his aunt as a boy?

Reverential and affectionate

Disgusted and afraid

Friendly

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

How to husk corn

How to play an accordian

Music scales and exercises

How to cook
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about religion?

She grew up religious but didn't pay it much mind.

She hated religion.

She was pious and martyr-like.

She adopted the religion of her husband.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?

A walk on the Boston Common

A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A fine meal at a restaurant

A tour of the Boston Conservatory
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

Concern over the estate she was in Boston to settle

Anticipation about being back in Boston
19 What was Clark afraid of as he and his aunt entered the concert hall?

She would embarrass him.

He had wasted his money.

She would hate the music.

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

Mostly families with young children

A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly Conservatory students

Mostly women in beautiful dresses
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?

She got up and left.

She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.

She closed her eyes.

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

He was grateful for his music studies.

He was overcome with emotion himself.

He watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

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

Held Clark's hands

Smoothed her hair

Played a phantom piano

Knotted them in her lap
24 When did Aunt Georgiana begin crying?

During the second half of the concert

During the "Prize Song"

When the concert ended

During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?

She hated music now.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She missed him very much.

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