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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was Clifford Durr's wife's name?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Teresa.
2. Who was Mr. Donahue?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A landlord.
(c) A filmmaker.
(d) A jockey.
3. What did Jessica's father threaten would happen if she did not return from Spain to England?
(a) Jessica would be disinherited.
(b) Jessica's father would marry her off to an old man.
(c) Esmond would go to prison.
(d) Esmond would be abandoned by his family.
4. How did Jessica and Esmond amass a large electricity bill?
(a) They forgot to pay their bills on time.
(b) Some neighbors illegally tapped into their electricity.
(c) They left their lights on 24 hours a day.
(d) They had thought that electricity was free.
5. After leaving Spain, which of her sisters did Jessica meet in France?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Boud.
(c) Debo.
(d) Diana.
6. To which state did Donahue invite Jessica and Esmond to travel with him?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Nevada.
7. Why did Jessica and Esmond decide to move to America?
(a) To acquire some free land.
(b) To avoid the war.
(c) To work for a newspaper.
(d) To get away from their families.
8. What did Jessica do while Esmond was selling his wares in Washington?
(a) Took care of their son at home.
(b) Worked in a library.
(c) Worked at a shoe shop.
(d) Worked as his assistant.
9. What puzzled Jessica and Esmond about American politics?
(a) That few people voted.
(b) That lobbyists had so much power.
(c) That the public did not voice their opinions.
(d) That there was no socialist party.
10. Where did Esmond work after returning to London from France?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A post office.
(c) An advertising agency.
(d) A bank.
11. Who offered to let Esmond and Jessica a house to stay in?
(a) Roger Roughton.
(b) Dorothy Allhusen.
(c) Jessica's aunt.
(d) Esmond's uncle Winston.
12. How did Esmond think that he and Jessica could make money in America?
(a) By lecturing on English life.
(b) By selling homemade jam.
(c) By gambling.
(d) By working for a newspaper.
13. For what event did Miss Warren handle the concessions?
(a) The World Series.
(b) The opening of La Guardia airport.
(c) The 1939 World's Fair.
(d) The release of the film "The Wizard of Oz."
14. Which of her sisters did Jessica miss and wonder about while she was in America?
(a) Diana.
(b) Debo.
(c) Boud.
(d) Pamela.
15. What did the Durrs ask Jessica and Esmond about at dinner?
(a) Their feelings about communism.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their experiences in Spain.
(d) Their lives in England.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Jessica and Esmond marry?
2. In which town did Jessica and Esmond live in Spain?
3. How did Esmond feel about his job in Washington?
4. After being cut off by her family, what job did Jessica do to earn money?
5. In what school program did Esmond enroll?
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