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

Clark's mother

Clark's friend

Uncle Howard

Aunt Georgiana
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 had been left a legacy by a bachelor relative and had to settle the estate.

She wanted to connect with some former colleagues at the Boston Conservatory.
3 When was Aunt Georgiana due to arrive?

In one year

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

The very next day

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

Overcome by memories

Angry

Sad

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

Horse-drawn wagon

Boat

Day coach

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

She made friends with a fellow passenger.

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.

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

Cry

Listen to music

Ask him about his life in Boston
8 What had been Aunt Georgiana's occupation before marriage?

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A farmhand in Nebraska

A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory

A dressmaker
9 Where did Aunt Georgiana first meet Howard Carpenter?

In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

At the Boston Conservatory

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont

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

Star-crossed

Regretful

Inspiring

Inexplicable
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?

Fenway, Boston

The Green Mountains, Vermont

Red Willow County, Nebraska

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?

The poor quality of her dress

Her ill-fitting false teeth

The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth

Her yellow skin
14 How did Clark feel about his aunt as a boy?

Resentful

Disgusted and afraid

Reverential and affectionate

Friendly
15 What did Aunt Georgiana teach Clark as a boy on the Nebraska prairie?

Music scales and exercises

How to husk corn

How to cook

How to play an accordian
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about religion?

She adopted the religion of her husband.

She was pious and martyr-like.

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

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

A walk on the Boston Common

A tour of the Boston Conservatory

A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A fine meal at a restaurant
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 embarrass him.

She would hate the music.

She would feel embarrassed or out of place.

He had wasted his money.
20 Who was in the audience at the concert hall?

Mostly Conservatory students

A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly families with young children

Mostly women in beautiful dresses
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?

She closed her eyes.

She got up and left.

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 watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

He remembered his childhood.

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

Played a phantom piano

Knotted them in her lap

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

When the concert ended

During the second half of the concert
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She missed him very much.

She hated music now.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

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