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

Aunt Georgiana

Clark's friend

Clark's mother
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

The day prior

Two weeks from when Clark received the letter

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

Overcome by memories

Sad

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

Horse-drawn wagon

Boat

Day coach
6 What happened to Aunt Georgiana on the train ride?
She decided to not return to Nebraska.

She fell asleep and missed her stop.

She made friends with a fellow passenger.

Her clothes became black with soot and dust.
7 What did Aunt Georgiana do immediately upon arriving at Clark's boarding house?
Cry

Ask him about his life in Boston

Take a nap

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

A farmhand in Nebraska

A dressmaker

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

In Nebraska

In a village in the Green Mountains, Vermont

In the audience of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
10 How does Clark describe the love between Aunt Georgiana and Uncle Howard?
Star-crossed

Inspiring

Inexplicable

Regretful
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?
Five years

Thirty years

One year

A decade
13 What does Clark consider the most striking aspect of his aunt's appearance?
Her ill-fitting false teeth

The disorder that caused the twitching of her eyebrows and mouth

The poor quality of her dress

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

Reverential and affectionate

Resentful

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

How to play an accordian

Music scales and exercises

How to cook
16 How did Aunt Georgiana feel about 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.

She hated religion.
17 What outing did Clark plan for Aunt Georgiana's visit?
A tour of the Boston Conservatory

A walk on the Boston Common

A fine meal at a restaurant

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 chores she had left behind in Nebraska

Eagerness to hear about Clark's studies

Concern over the estate she was in Boston to settle
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

Mostly Conservatory students

A mix of ages, races, and professions

Mostly women in beautiful dresses
21 What was Aunt Georgiana's physical reaction when the concert started?
She got up and left.

She clutched Clark's coat sleeve.

She closed her eyes.

She began to cry.
22 What did Clark think about during the concert?
He watched his aunt, trying to deduce her feelings.

He remembered his childhood.

He was grateful for his music studies.

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

Smoothed her hair

Played a phantom piano

Held Clark's hands
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 did not wish to return to Nebraska.

She loved her life in Nebraska.

She missed him very much.

She hated music now.

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