Maestro Quizzes

Maestro Quiz 1

1 Where does Eduard Keller live?
In a trailer

In an apartment

In a villa

In a hotel
2 What does Keller say you don't need in order to play the piano?
a well-tuned piano

a college degree

large hands

pinky fingers
3 Why won't Paul's father teach him the piano himself?
Because his work at the hospital is too time-consuming

Because Paul's father does not know how to play the piano

So that Paul will play better than his father

Because Paul's father does not get along with Paul
4 Why did Paul's family move to Darwin?
In order to live in a warmer part of Australia

In order for Paul to receive more advanced instruction in piano

Because his father got a promotion

Because they have family in Darwin
5 What does Paul think about moving to Darwin?
He can't stand the drunken and hopeless people that he is now surrounded by.

He misses his hometown

He falls in love with Darwin immediately

He initially dislikes Darwin and then changes his mind
6 What is role does the middle finger play, according to Keller?
Teacher's pet

A rooster

Likes to follow its best friend

A greedy delinquent
7 When Paul calls Keller a Nazi in front of his father, what does Mr. Crabbe do?
Seize Paul across the table by the shirtfront

Admonish him quietly but fiercely

Beat him

Laugh and disregard it
8 What kind of animal does Paul compare himself to while describing his parents?
A mutt

A mule

A mouse

A sheep
9 Which description best describes the relationship between Paul's parents?
Playfulness to mask underlying tension

A purely mechanical relationhship maintained for the sake of their son

Occasionally argumentative, but for the most part coolly amicable

Playfully argumentative
10 Whom did Keller study under?
Beethoven

Czerny

Leschetizky

Liszt
11 What is one example Paul gives to prove that Bennie has been "born to suffer" (p. 26) ?
He has especially bad acne, and soap makes it worse

He is allergic to everything

Whenever he forgets to do his homework, he gets called on

Smoke follows him at ever campfire
12 What must Paul play before he is allowed to play Chopin?
Mozart

Beethoven

Liszt

Bach
13 Who tells the story of Mascagni?
The church organist

Paul's mother

Eduard Keller

Paul's father
14 According to Keller, what is the difference between a great pianist and a good pianist?
A lot

A spark of inspiration

A little

Practice
15 What does Keller's contemptuous dismissal of Paul's abilities cause Paul to do?
Practice the piano even more

Lose interest in the piano, and practice less frequently

Skip lessons

Begin to hate music
16 When Paul asks Megan out, which of her words alarms him?
"Maybe"

"Boyfriend"

"Sweet"

"Friends"
17 How does Paul's father react when he finds out that Paul has been in a fight?
He sits him down to talk about the implications of physical violence

He is impressed

He takes Paul to the hospital where he works

He jovially passes it off, but Paul detects disappointment beneath this facade
18 What does Paul blame for his inadequacy at the piano during lessons?
He cannot concentrate in unpleasantly warm environments

His teacher makes him play an old piano

He cannot practice enough during the week

Keller makes him feel uncomfortable
19 What decade is Keller's photograph dated to?
40s

10s

30s

20s
20 What was the occupation of Mathilde?
A composer

A pianist

A violinist

A singer
21 What does Paul's father put in Paul's stocking every Christmas?
Sports equipment

Records

Books pertaining to music

Musical instruments
22 Why does he give him these things?
He considers Christmas to be a time of extravagance

He is forcefully trying to change Paul into a son he can be more proud of

He wishes Paul were more adept at sports

He never had a father himself, and thus has no idea what would be more appropriate
23 What is remarkable about Paul's mother's props for their Gilbert and Sullivan nights?
They are all black-and-white

They are more intricate than the real thing

They are intentionally impressionistic

They are made out of crepe paper
24 What does Paul realize when he watches his father perform?
That he and his father have nothing in common

That he, too, yearns for the spotlight

That his father has been living a facade for his whole life

That his father is a truly great man
25 What do the Crabbes drink when they have Keller over?
Champagne

A regional alcoholic cider

Beer

Coca cola

How does Vienna contrast the character of Keller?

Vienna seems oddly familiar to Paul, alluding to how much Keller's knowledge and perceptions have shifted onto Paul. Paul has journeyed both physically and intellectually from his distant place of origin to the center of his teacher's pain and...

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What does Paul do when he sees Keller as he cycles Past the Swan on his way to school?

What chapter is this in

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What are the themes are ideas presented in page 74 when Keller hears Wagner and reacts out of place for his character. Are there themes of setting, character, atmosphere if so what?

On page 74 of the novel "Maestro" by Peter Goldsworthy, the protagonist, Paul Crabbe, describes the character of his piano teacher, Eduard Keller, as "mercurial" and "unpredictable". Keller is portrayed as an intense and demanding teacher who can...

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Answered by Mohit S #1290510 on 3/12/2023 5:38 PM

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