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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 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.

She wanted to visit Clark.

She wanted to get away from Nebraska for a little while.
3 When was Aunt Georgiana due to arrive?
The very next day

In one year

The day prior

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter
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?
Plane

Day coach

Boat

Horse-drawn wagon
6 What happened to Aunt Georgiana on the train ride?
She made friends with a fellow passenger.

She fell asleep and missed her stop.

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.

She decided to not return to Nebraska.
7 What did Aunt Georgiana do immediately upon arriving at Clark's boarding house?
Listen to music

Cry

Ask him about his life in Boston

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

A farmhand in Nebraska

A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
9 Where did Aunt Georgiana first meet Howard Carpenter?
At the Boston Conservatory

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont

In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

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

Inspiring

Star-crossed

Inexplicable
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?
Red Willow County, Nebraska

Fenway, Boston

Douglas County, Nebraska

The Green Mountains, Vermont
12 How long had Aunt Georgiana lived on the Nebraska homestead before visiting Clark in Boston?
A decade

Thirty years

Five years

One year
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

Her ill-fitting false teeth

Her yellow skin

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

Resentful

Disgusted and afraid

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

How to cook

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 adopted the religion of her husband.

She was pious and martyr-like.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?
A fine meal at a restaurant

A tour of the Boston Conservatory

A matinée performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A walk on the Boston Common
18 What was Aunt Georgiana preoccupied with when she arrived in Boston?
Eagerness to hear about Clark's studies

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
19 What was Clark afraid of as he and his aunt entered the concert hall?
She would hate the music.

She would embarrass him.

She would feel embarrassed or out of place.

He had wasted his money.
20 Who was in the audience at the concert hall?
A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly women in beautiful dresses

Mostly families with young children

Mostly Conservatory students
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?
She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.

She got up and left.

She closed her eyes.

She began to cry.
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?
Knotted them in her lap

Played a phantom piano

Smoothed her hair

Held Clark's hands
24 When did Aunt Georgiana begin crying?
During the second half of the concert

During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde

During the "Prize Song"

When the concert ended
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?
She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

She hated music now.

She missed him very much.

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