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

Clark's mother

Clark's friend

Uncle Howard
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 day prior

The very next day

In one year

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

Angry

Excited

Overcome by memories
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.

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?
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 dressmaker

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

In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

In Nebraska

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

Inspiring

Regretful

Inexplicable
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?
The Green Mountains, Vermont

Douglas County, Nebraska

Red Willow County, Nebraska

Fenway, Boston
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 yellow skin

The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth

The poor quality of her dress

Her ill-fitting false teeth
14 How did Clark feel about his aunt as a boy?
Reverential and affectionate

Disgusted and afraid

Resentful

Friendly
15 What did Aunt Georgiana teach Clark as a boy on the Nebraska prairie?
How to play an accordian

How to husk corn

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 was pious and martyr-like.

She hated religion.

She adopted the religion of her husband.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?
A fine meal at a restaurant

A tour of the Boston Conservatory

A walk on the Boston Common

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

Concern over the chores she had left behind in Nebraska

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 feel embarrassed or out of place.

She would embarrass him.

He had wasted his money.

She would hate the music.
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 clutched Clark's coat sleeve.

She got up and left.

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 watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

He was overcome with emotion himself.

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

Played a phantom piano

Held Clark's hands

Smoothed her hair
24 When did Aunt Georgiana begin crying?
When the concert ended

During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde

During the "Prize Song"

During the second half of the concert
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?
She hated music now.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

She missed him very much.

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