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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jessica's father threaten would happen if she did not return from Spain to England?
(a) Jessica's father would marry her off to an old man.
(b) Esmond would be abandoned by his family.
(c) Jessica would be disinherited.
(d) Esmond would go to prison.

2. 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.

3. Where did Jessica and Esmond marry?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) Boulogne.
(c) Bezonvaux.
(d) Bordeaux.

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

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

6. As Hitler continued to take territory in Europe, what did Esmond sell an article about?
(a) Starting a new life in America.
(b) His experiences in Spain.
(c) The situation in England.
(d) The weaknesses of the Nazi party.

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

8. Where did Jessica and Esmond stay at a small cottage?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) Kennebunkport.
(c) The Hamptons.
(d) Fenwick Island.

9. What did Esmond and Jessica learn was the purpose of the business for which Esmond worked?
(a) To lose money.
(b) To rip off rich clientele.
(c) To secretly collect information about the Nazis.
(d) To launder money.

10. What were Jessica and Esmond hired to write about?
(a) Their political views.
(b) Their aristocratic backgrounds.
(c) Their time in Spain.
(d) Their experiences in America.

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

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

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

14. For what event did Miss Warren handle the concessions?
(a) The opening of La Guardia airport.
(b) The World Series.
(c) The release of the film "The Wizard of Oz."
(d) The 1939 World's Fair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Esmond work after returning to London from France?

2. Whom did Jessica and Esmond ask for permission to get married?

3. What newspaper did Kay Graham's father own?

4. What story was replayed in the New York papers after Jessica and Esmond moved there?

5. In which city did Esmond and Jessica try out his game-winning system?

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