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a) Violins have been made the same way for more than the last

• • one hundred years.

  • two hundred years.

  • three hundred years.

  • four hundred years.

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b) This violin maker uses only

• • power tools.

  • hand tools.

  • expensive tools.

  • home made tools.

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A violin is made with

• • a few parts.

  • up to fifty parts.

  • as many as a hundred parts.

  • many more than a hundred parts.

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d) The trees that violin parts are made from grow in

• • Europe.

  • South America.

  • England.

  • all of these places.

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e) The shine of Noel's violins comes from a varnish made from

• • kauri gum from New Zealand.

  • plants from Australia.

  • roots from Australia.

  • tree bark from Australia.

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f) Why does the writer hear the sounds of "trees of the world singing" when a violin is played?

• • Wind through trees reminds him of violin.

  • Trees and violins are made of wood.

  • Lots of different trees go into making a violin.

  • Violin sounds remind him of forests.