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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Washington, the Romillys met people who worked for what type of agencies?
(a) Immigration agencies.
(b) New Deal agencies.
(c) Prohibition agencies.
(d) Agricultural agencies.

2. What method did Esmond use to sell his products in Washington?
(a) Demonstrations in parks.
(b) Selling from a decorated truck.
(c) Telephone sales.
(d) Door-to-door sales.

3. What did Dave Scherman tell Jessica and Esmond about Donahue?
(a) That Donahue was a con man.
(b) That Donahue had been in an accident.
(c) That Donahue had gone bankrupt.
(d) That Donahue was well-respected.

4. To which state did Donahue invite Jessica and Esmond to travel with him?
(a) California.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Florida.
(d) New Mexico.

5. What did Jessica and Esmond do with their evenings in Washington?
(a) Read books at home.
(b) Wrote letters to friends in England.
(c) Went to the movies.
(d) Attended social events.

6. 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) Household chores.
(d) Buy groceries.

7. What were Jessica and Esmond hired to write about?
(a) Their political views.
(b) Their time in Spain.
(c) Their aristocratic backgrounds.
(d) Their experiences in America.

8. Who informed Jessica and Esmond of some American idioms?
(a) Dorothy Allhusen.
(b) Peter Nevile.
(c) Tom Mitford.
(d) Lord Mosley.

9. How did Esmond feel about his job in Washington?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Bored.
(d) Indifferent.

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

11. In the conflict in Europe, which side's position did Esmond support?
(a) The French.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Soviets.
(d) The Germans.

12. What did Jessica do while Esmond was selling his wares in Washington?
(a) Worked in a library.
(b) Took care of their son at home.
(c) Worked as his assistant.
(d) Worked at a shoe shop.

13. For what event did Miss Warren handle the concessions?
(a) The release of the film "The Wizard of Oz."
(b) The opening of La Guardia airport.
(c) The 1939 World's Fair.
(d) The World Series.

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

15. What did Jessica realize differed between she and Kay?
(a) The way they valued education.
(b) Their interest in politics.
(c) The way they spent their money.
(d) They way they each related to their parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned the business for which Esmond worked?

2. Where did Jessica and Esmond go for a vacation in June 1939?

3. In what school program did Esmond enroll?

4. When did Jessica and Esmond return to London from Corsica?

5. What kind of shop did Miss Warren run?

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