Setting
This is where the protagonist lives
What is Fremont?
Who's the protagonist?
What is Claire?
This is the central idea our protagonist tackles throughout the story.
What is perfectionism?
What is Piano?
This is the traumatic event that initiates the entire story.
What is the death of father?
This is the city most of the protagonist's recitals take place.
What is Los Angeles?
This is the infamous man that takes the protagonist as their pupil
Who is Paul Avon?
Other than Paul, this is the character that causes a rift in the protagonist and her friend's friendship.
Who is Tom?
True or False: Julia smokes weed!
True
As the story progresses, what does the protagonist become increasingly wary of?
This is the area where Paul's apartment is at.
What is the Bay Area?
During the story, this character gets mistaken for being part of the protagonist's family.
Who is Tash?
This is the problem that leads Claire to distance herself from her friends.
What is searching for Paul's validation?
This was the reason why Tash had her first beer.
Who is Tom?
What action causes a turning point in the book?
Paul touching Claire largely innapropriately.
Throughout the story, the protagonist goes to practice the piano at this specific type of building.
What is a conservatory?
This is our first love interest shown for the protagonist.
Who is Lee?
Why does the protagonist come back home to her mom crying after she hung out?
The anniversary that her husband died.
What is the problem with Claire's Piano?
It's rusty and poorly tuned.
In the middle of the story, how does the protagonist engage with life during the summer?
Getting a boyfriend/associating more with people related to music/\.
Lee's
This is the dad of Paul's other mentee
Who is Tash?
After 'the situation' what does she realize about her conflicts throughout the entire book?
Paul was an initiator, which held back my relationships and caused me to take it on others.
No
How does getting a boyfriend affect the plot of the story?
She starts to change behavior and wears clothes accustomed to his attraction.