When you can answer them, try to write the Story of Schumann, to be copied on pages 14, 15, 16. 1. In what country was Schumann born? 2. Can you name some pieces for the piano composed by Schumann? 3. What did he write when he was a little boy? 4. What great pianist did Robert hear when a boy? 5. Name some famous Americans who were boys when Robert was going to school. 6. Who wrote Hiawatha? Tanglewood Tales? 7. With whom did Robert Schumann study the piano? 8. Whom did Robert Schumann marry? 9. Tell what you know about her. 10. Where did Schumann teach? 11. Mention some of his friends. 12. What does the composer picture for us in the "Happy Farmer?" 13. Whose name is spelled by these notes? [Illustration] 14. In what year was Schumann born? 15. Through what was Schumann best known? 16. How did he help people find new composers? 17. What misfortune came to Schumann late in life? THE STORY OF ROBERT SCHUMANN. Written by................... On (date).................... [Illustration: No. 16] Transcriber's Notes: This book has inconsistencies in the names, sometimes anglicizing names and sometimes not. Passages in italics were indicated by _underscores_. Passages in bold were indicated by =equal signs=. Passages in small caps were replaced with ALL CAPS. In the list of composers in the instructions on how to use the book, the "r with a hacek" in the name Dvorak was replaced with a regular "r". On page 12, "as was Mozart" was replaced with "as were Mozart".