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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Jessica and Esmond travel to Washington, D.C.?
(a) To visit a relative.
(b) To attend a presidential inauguration.
(c) To learn about American politics.
(d) To invest in a property development.

2. With whom did Muv arrange for Jessica to go on a shopping date?
(a) Dora.
(b) Emily.
(c) Julia.
(d) Frannie.

3. Upon arriving in New York, what did Jessica and Esmond notice about Americans?
(a) Their religious convictions.
(b) Their fashion sense.
(c) Their nationalistic feelings.
(d) Their relative poverty.

4. What game did Esmond believe that he found a system to win at?
(a) Poker.
(b) Boule.
(c) Roulette.
(d) Horse racing.

5. Students from which university pledged not to support the government in the 1930s?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) King's College.
(d) Durham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jessica think of her married aunts?

2. Where had Diana gone to study?

3. Who was Mr. Donahue?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, why did Jessica want to meet Esmond?

5. What was the viewpoint of the magazine Esmond published?

(see the answer key)

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