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

Clark's mother

Aunt Georgiana

Clark's friend
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 get away from Nebraska for a little while.

She wanted to visit Clark.

She wanted to connect with some former colleagues at the Boston Conservatory.
3 When was Aunt Georgiana due to arrive?
Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

The very next day

The day prior

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?
Plane

Boat

Horse-drawn wagon

Day coach
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?
Ask him about his life in Boston

Listen to music

Cry

Take a nap
8 What had been Aunt Georgiana's occupation before marriage?
A dressmaker

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A farmhand in Nebraska

A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory
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?
Inspiring

Star-crossed

Regretful

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

Red Willow County, Nebraska

Fenway, Boston

Douglas County, Nebraska
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?
Reverential and affectionate

Disgusted and afraid

Friendly

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

How to play an accordian

Music scales and exercises

How to husk corn
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about religion?
She adopted the religion of her husband.

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

She was pious and martyr-like.

She hated religion.
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

Concern over the estate she was in Boston to settle

Anticipation about being back in Boston

Eagerness to hear about Clark's studies
19 What was Clark afraid of as he and his aunt entered the concert hall?
She would feel embarrassed or out of place.

He had wasted his money.

She would hate the music.

She would embarrass him.
20 Who was in the audience at the concert hall?
A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly women in beautiful dresses

Mostly Conservatory students

Mostly families with young children
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?
She began to cry.

She closed her eyes.

She got up and left.

She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.
22 What did Clark think about during the concert?
He remembered his childhood.

He was grateful for his music studies.

He was overcome with emotion himself.

He watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.
23 What did Aunt Georgiana do with her hands as the concert continued?
Held Clark's hands

Knotted them in her lap

Smoothed her hair

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

During the second half of the concert

When the concert ended

During the "Prize Song"
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?
She missed him very much.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

She hated music now.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

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