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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 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.

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 day prior

In one year

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

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

Angry

Sad

Overcome by memories

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

Plane

Day coach

Horse-drawn wagon

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

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.

She made friends with a fellow passenger.

She decided to not return to Nebraska.

She fell asleep and missed her stop.
7 What did Aunt Georgiana do immediately upon arriving at Clark's boarding house?

Take a nap

Ask him about his life in Boston

Cry

Listen to music
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?

In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont

At the Boston Conservatory

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

Inspiring

Star-crossed

Inexplicable

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?

Five years

A decade

One year

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

Her yellow skin

Her ill-fitting false teeth

The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth

The poor quality of her dress
14 How did Clark feel about his aunt as a boy?

Resentful

Friendly

Reverential and affectionate

Disgusted and afraid
15 What did Aunt Georgiana teach Clark as a boy on the Nebraska prairie?

How to husk corn

How to play an accordian

How to cook

Music scales and exercises
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about religion?

She was pious and martyr-like.

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

She adopted the religion of her husband.

She hated religion.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?

A fine meal at a restaurant

A walk on the Boston Common

A tour of the Boston Conservatory

A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
18 What was Aunt Georgiana preoccupied with when she arrived in Boston?

Anticipation about being back in Boston

Concern over the estate she was in Boston to settle

Concern over the chores she had left behind in Nebraska

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.

She would embarrass him.

He had wasted his money.

She would hate the music.
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 closed her eyes.

She began to cry.

She got up and left.

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

He watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

He was overcome with emotion himself.

He was grateful for his music studies.

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

Smoothed her hair

Held Clark's hands

Played a phantom piano

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

During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde

When the concert ended

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 missed him very much.

She hated music now.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

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