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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Durrs ask Jessica and Esmond about at dinner?
(a) Their lives in England.
(b) Their feelings about communism.
(c) Their experiences in Spain.
(d) Their children.

2. Where did Jessica and Esmond stay in New York?
(a) The Abbey Victoria Hotel.
(b) The Hotel Chelsea.
(c) The Stanhope Hotel.
(d) The Shelton Hotel.

3. Where did Esmond find a job working in New York?
(a) A lawyer's office.
(b) A political journal.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) An advertising agency.

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

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

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

7. Where did Jessica and Esmond spend time visiting Kay Graham?
(a) Putnam County.
(b) Fairfield County.
(c) Westchester County.
(d) Nassau County.

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

9. Which of her sisters did Jessica miss and wonder about while she was in America?
(a) Diana.
(b) Debo.
(c) Boud.
(d) Pamela.

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

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

12. After the death of their daughter, to where did Esmond and Jessica travel?
(a) Napoli.
(b) Corsica.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Paris.

13. Who sent a telegram that was delivered by the British pro-consul?
(a) Dorothy Allhusen.
(b) Peter Nevil.
(c) Jessica's father.
(d) Anthony Eden.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Esmond believe that he found a system to win at?

2. How did the people the Romillys met in Washington feel about the American government's economic programs?

3. How did Jessica feel about living in Spain with Esmond?

4. In which season did Jessica and Esmond return to London from Corsica?

5. While traveling, what impressed Jessica and Esmond about Americans?

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