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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What story was replayed in the New York papers after Jessica and Esmond moved there?
(a) The story of Diana's divorce
(b) The story of Nancy's success.
(c) The story of Prince Edward's love affair.
(d) The story of Jessica and Esmond's elopement.

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

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

6. How much did Jessica receive from her trust fund when she turned 21?
(a) Five hundred pounds.
(b) Fifty pounts.
(c) Two hundred and fifty pounds.
(d) One hundred pounds.

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

8. 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.

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

10. How much money did Donahue tell Jessica and Esmond they had made?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Forty dollars.
(c) Twenty-five dollars.
(d) Seventy dollars.

11. For what was Seldon Rodman a co-editor?
(a) A fashion magazine.
(b) A medical journal.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A left-wing magazine.

12. What illness did Jessica's daughter contract as a 4-month old?
(a) Measles.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Polio.

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

14. To what group did many of Jessica and Esmond's London friends belong?
(a) The House of Lords.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The League of Fascists.
(d) The London Horse Club.

15. In which area of New York did Jessica and Esmond rent an apartment?
(a) SoHo.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Little Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jessica realize differed between she and Kay?

2. Where did Jessica attend a protest meeting held by the Communist Party?

3. After the death of their daughter, to where did Esmond and Jessica travel?

4. Who was Mr. Donahue?

5. What did Dave Scherman tell Jessica and Esmond about Donahue?

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