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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Esmond plan to do in New Orleans?
(a) Hold political lectures.
(b) Attend university.
(c) Work as a bartender.
(d) Write a book.

2. Upon arriving in New York, what did Jessica and Esmond notice about Americans?
(a) Their religious convictions.
(b) Their fashion sense.
(c) Their relative poverty.
(d) Their nationalistic feelings.

3. After returning to London, how did Esmond try to earn extra money?
(a) By investing in property.
(b) By selling his paintings.
(c) By selling articles to publications.
(d) By gambling.

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

5. Who offered to let Esmond and Jessica a house to stay in?
(a) Dorothy Allhusen.
(b) Jessica's aunt.
(c) Roger Roughton.
(d) Esmond's uncle Winston.

6. What was Clifford Durr's wife's name?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

7. What was Esmond's weekly salary at his New York job?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Eighty dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. In what school program did Esmond enroll?
(a) Bartending.
(b) Hotel management.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Auto repair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the pro-consul told to do in the telegram?

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

3. Which of Jessica's siblings became a part of her social circle in London?

4. Where did Jessica and Esmond stay in New York?

5. How did Esmond feel about his job in Washington?

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