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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did the people the Romillys met in Washington feel about the American government's economic programs?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Negative.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Angered.

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

5. After returning to London, what did Jessica find that she did not know how to do?
(a) Drive an automobile.
(b) Household chores.
(c) Buy groceries.
(d) Send a telegram.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Jessica and Esmond travel to Washington, D.C.?

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

4. Who helped Jessica and Esmond translate news from the radio?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the situation in Europe in 1939?

2. What story was replayed in the press when Jessica and Esmond moved to New York?

3. What did Jessica realize differed between she and Kay Graham?

4. What happened to Jessica and Esmond's daughter?

5. Why did Jessica and Esmond leave Spain?

6. What trouble did Jessica and Esmond run into with an electric company?

7. How did Esmond come to be part owner of a restaurant in Miami?

8. While living in Washington, D.C., what were the Romillys hired to write and by whom?

9. With whom did Jessica find a new job in 1939?

10. How did Jessica and Esmond lose all their money in France?

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