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

Clark's friend

Clark's mother

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

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

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

The day prior

In one year
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?
Plane

Horse-drawn wagon

Boat

Day coach
6 What happened to Aunt Georgiana on the train ride?
She fell asleep and missed her stop.

She made friends with a fellow passenger.

She decided to not return to Nebraska.

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

Listen to music

Take a nap

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

A farmhand in Nebraska

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory
9 Where did Aunt Georgiana first meet Howard Carpenter?
In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont

In Nebraska

At the Boston Conservatory
10 How does Clark describe the love between Aunt Georgiana and Uncle Howard?
Inspiring

Inexplicable

Regretful

Star-crossed
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?
The Green Mountains, Vermont

Fenway, Boston

Douglas County, Nebraska

Red Willow County, Nebraska
12 How long had Aunt Georgiana lived on the Nebraska homestead before visiting Clark in Boston?
Thirty years

Five years

A decade

One year
13 What does Clark consider the most striking aspect of his aunt's appearance?
Her ill-fitting false teeth

Her yellow skin

The poor quality of her dress

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

Friendly

Reverential and affectionate

Resentful
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 adopted the religion of her husband.

She hated religion.

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

She was pious and martyr-like.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?
A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A fine meal at a restaurant

A walk on the Boston Common

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?
He had wasted his money.

She would embarrass him.

She would feel embarrassed or out of place.

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 Conservatory students

Mostly families with young children
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?
She got up and left.

She closed her eyes.

She began to cry.

She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.
22 What did Clark think about during the concert?
He was grateful for his music studies.

He remembered his childhood.

He watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

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

Held Clark's hands

Smoothed her hair

Knotted them in her lap
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 missed him very much.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

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