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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owned the business for which Esmond worked?
(a) A playboy millionaire.
(b) An organized-crime kingpin.
(c) A state senator.
(d) A small-time businessman.

2. What was the pro-consul told to do in the telegram?
(a) Find Jessica.
(b) Arrest Esmond.
(c) Be a witness to Jessica and Esmond's marriage.
(d) Give Jessica some money.

3. Who helped Jessica and Esmond translate news from the radio?
(a) Their hotel's owner.
(b) Their neighbor.
(c) A local schoolteacher.
(d) Jessica translated herself.

4. What did Esmond find a job doing in Washington?
(a) Selling vacuum cleaners.
(b) Selling umbrellas.
(c) Selling stockings.
(d) Selling encyclopedias.

5. Which of Jessica's siblings became a part of her social circle in London?
(a) Diana.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Unity.
(d) Tom.

6. What puzzled Jessica and Esmond about American politics?
(a) That few people voted.
(b) That lobbyists had so much power.
(c) That there was no socialist party.
(d) That the public did not voice their opinions.

7. How long did it take for Esmond and Jessica to lose all their money gambling?
(a) Four and a half hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Six hours.

8. Who was Horton?
(a) An English butler.
(b) A clergyman.
(c) A taxi driver.
(d) A doorman.

9. What did Esmond and Jessica collect in preparation for moving to America?
(a) Letters of introduction.
(b) Jewelry to pawn.
(c) Books to read on the journey.
(d) Savings bonds.

10. For which magazine did Michael Straight work?
(a) The New Republic.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) Life.
(d) The Saturday Evening Post.

11. What did Jessica and Esmond spend their afternoons doing in Spain?
(a) Sitting on the beach.
(b) Treating patients at a hospital.
(c) Scavenging for items to sell.
(d) Typing up news stories.

12. What made Esmond and Jessica decide to get their American tour started?
(a) They thought they should do it before winter.
(b) They had saved up the right amount of money.
(c) A friend became available to help.
(d) Esmond lost his job.

13. What illness did Jessica's daughter contract as a 4-month old?
(a) Polio.
(b) Whooping cough.
(c) Measles.
(d) Scarlet fever.

14. What kind of shop did Miss Warren run?
(a) A hat shop.
(b) A Scottish tweed shop.
(c) A souvenir stall.
(d) A popcorn stand.

15. Whom did Jessica and Esmond ask for permission to get married?
(a) Dorothy Allhusen.
(b) Jessica's mother.
(c) A French judge.
(d) Jessica's legal guardian in France.

Short Answer Questions

1. After returning to London, how did Esmond try to earn extra money?

2. After being cut off by her family, what job did Jessica do to earn money?

3. In what school program did Esmond enroll?

4. What was Clifford Durr's wife's name?

5. Why did Jessica and Esmond decide to move to America?

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