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1 Who sent Clark the letter at the start of the story?
Clark's mother

Clark's friend

Aunt Georgiana

Uncle Howard
2 Why was Aunt Georgiana coming to Boston?
She wanted to connect with some former colleagues at the Boston Conservatory.

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.
3 When was Aunt Georgiana due to arrive?
The very next day

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

In one year

The day prior
4 How does Uncle Howard's letter make Clark feel?
Excited

Sad

Overcome by memories

Angry
5 How did Aunt Georgiana travel from Nebraska to Boston?
Horse-drawn wagon

Day coach

Plane

Boat
6 What happened to Aunt Georgiana on the train ride?
She decided to not return to Nebraska.

She fell asleep and missed her stop.

She made friends with a fellow passenger.

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.
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 conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

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

In Nebraska

At the Boston Conservatory

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

Regretful

Star-crossed

Inspiring
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

One year

Five years

A decade
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 yellow skin

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

Disgusted and afraid

Friendly

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

Music scales and exercises

How to husk corn

How to play an accordian
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about religion?
She hated 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.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?
A walk on the Boston Common

A tour of the Boston Conservatory

A fine meal at a restaurant

A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
18 What was Aunt Georgiana preoccupied with when she arrived in Boston?
Concern over the chores she had left behind in Nebraska

Anticipation about being back in Boston

Concern over the estate she was in Boston to settle

Eagerness to hear about Clark's studies
19 What was Clark afraid of as he and his aunt entered the concert hall?
She would embarrass him.

She would hate the music.

He had wasted his money.

She would feel embarrassed or out of place.
20 Who was in the audience at the concert hall?
A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly families with young children

Mostly women in beautiful dresses

Mostly Conservatory students
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?
She got up and left.

She began to cry.

She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.

She closed her eyes.
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?
Knotted them in her lap

Played a phantom piano

Held Clark's hands

Smoothed her hair
24 When did Aunt Georgiana begin crying?
During the "Prize Song"

During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde

During the second half of the concert

When the concert ended
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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