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

Aunt Georgiana

Clark's friend

Uncle Howard
2 Why was Aunt Georgiana coming to Boston?
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.

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

The day prior

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

In one year
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?
Horse-drawn wagon

Plane

Day coach

Boat
6 What happened to Aunt Georgiana on the train ride?
She made friends with a fellow passenger.

She fell asleep and missed her stop.

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?
Take a nap

Cry

Ask him about his life in Boston

Listen to music
8 What had been Aunt Georgiana's occupation before marriage?
A music teacher at the Boston Conservatory

A conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

A dressmaker

A farmhand in Nebraska
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?
Inspiring

Inexplicable

Regretful

Star-crossed
11 Where did Aunt Howard buy a homestead?
Red Willow County, Nebraska

Fenway, Boston

The Green Mountains, Vermont

Douglas County, Nebraska
12 How long had Aunt Georgiana lived on the Nebraska homestead before visiting Clark in Boston?
One year

Thirty years

A decade

Five years
13 What does Clark consider the most striking aspect of his aunt's appearance?
The poor quality of her dress

The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth

Her yellow skin

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

Friendly

Resentful

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 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 tour of the Boston Conservatory

A fine meal at a restaurant

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?
Anticipation about being back in Boston

Eagerness to hear about Clark's studies

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 feel embarrassed or out of place.

He had wasted his money.

She would embarrass him.
20 Who was in the audience at the concert hall?
Mostly families with young children

A mix of ages, races, and professions

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 closed her eyes.

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

He was grateful for his music studies.

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?
Held Clark's hands

Knotted them in her lap

Smoothed her hair

Played a phantom piano
24 When did Aunt Georgiana begin crying?
When the concert ended

During the prelude to Tristan and Isolde

During the second half of the concert

During the "Prize Song"
25 What did Clark learn about his aunt by the end of the concert?
She loved her life in Nebraska.

She missed him very much.

She did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She hated music now.

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