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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money did Esmond borrow from the Meyers to invest in a bar?
(a) Five thousand dollars.
(b) Fifteen hundred dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

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

4. How much money did Donahue tell Jessica and Esmond they had made?
(a) Seventy dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Forty dollars.
(d) Twenty-five dollars.

5. What story was replayed in the New York papers after Jessica and Esmond moved there?
(a) The story of Prince Edward's love affair.
(b) The story of Diana's divorce
(c) The story of Nancy's success.
(d) The story of Jessica and Esmond's elopement.

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

7. Where did Jessica and Esmond marry?
(a) Bezonvaux.
(b) Bayonne.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Boulogne.

8. Where did Jessica attend a protest meeting held by the Communist Party?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Southampton.
(d) Kent.

9. In which season did Jessica and Esmond return to London from Corsica?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

10. After returning to London, what did Jessica find that she did not know how to do?
(a) Send a telegram.
(b) Drive an automobile.
(c) Buy groceries.
(d) Household chores.

11. Where did Jessica and Esmond go for a vacation in June 1939?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Illinois.
(d) New England.

12. How did Jessica feel while attending the Communist Party meeting?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Unimpressed.
(d) Intimidated.

13. How much did Jessica receive from her trust fund when she turned 21?
(a) Fifty pounts.
(b) Two hundred and fifty pounds.
(c) One hundred pounds.
(d) Five hundred pounds.

14. In which month did Jessica and Esmond arrive in New York?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) August.

15. Why did Jessica and Esmond decide to move to America?
(a) To acquire some free land.
(b) To work for a newspaper.
(c) To avoid the war.
(d) To get away from their families.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jessica and Esmond stay at a small cottage?

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

3. In which city did Esmond and Jessica try out his game-winning system?

4. What method did Esmond use to sell his products in Washington?

5. What amazed Jessica about living in Spain?

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