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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Esmond think that he and Jessica could make money in America?
(a) By lecturing on English life.
(b) By gambling.
(c) By working for a newspaper.
(d) By selling homemade jam.

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

5. What was Michael Straight's position at the magazine for which he worked?
(a) Art director.
(b) Advertising salesman.
(c) Political columnist.
(d) Editor.

6. 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.

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

8. Where did Esmond work in France?
(a) At the British embassy.
(b) At a radio station.
(c) At an English school.
(d) At Reuters.

9. Which of Jessica's siblings became a part of her social circle in London?
(a) Diana.
(b) Tom.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Unity.

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

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

12. 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 Jessica and Esmond's elopement.
(d) The story of Nancy's success.

13. What did Donahue want Jessica and Esmond to do?
(a) Attend his party at a casino.
(b) Invest in some land with him.
(c) Participate in his betting scheme.
(d) Produce a movie with him.

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

15. What game did Esmond believe that he found a system to win at?
(a) Poker.
(b) Boule.
(c) Roulette.
(d) Horse racing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Esmond plan to do in New Orleans?

2. In what school program did Esmond enroll?

3. For what was Seldon Rodman a co-editor?

4. What illness did Jessica's daughter contract as a 4-month old?

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

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