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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. Where did Jessica and Esmond go for a vacation in June 1939?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Illinois.
(c) New England.
(d) West Virginia.

2. What did Jessica and Esmond decide to wait for prior to returning to England?
(a) Until their parents had forgiven them.
(b) For the fighting to begin.
(c) For their money to run out.
(d) Until they had had visited 15 states.

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

4. How did Jessica and Esmond amass a large electricity bill?
(a) They left their lights on 24 hours a day.
(b) Some neighbors illegally tapped into their electricity.
(c) They forgot to pay their bills on time.
(d) They had thought that electricity was free.

5. What did Esmond and Jessica collect in preparation for moving to America?
(a) Jewelry to pawn.
(b) Savings bonds.
(c) Letters of introduction.
(d) Books to read on the journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Spain, which of her sisters did Jessica meet in France?

2. What did Esmond find a job doing in Washington?

3. Who sent a telegram that was delivered by the British pro-consul?

4. How did Jessica feel about living in Spain with Esmond?

5. What game did Esmond believe that he found a system to win at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jessica and Esmond decide to emigrate to America?

2. Why did Jessica and Esmond leave Spain?

3. What did Esmond find a job doing in Washington, D.C.?

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

5. Whom did Jessica and Esmond ask for permission to marry?

6. With whom did Jessica and Esmond stay in Martha's Vineyard? What types of people did they meet in Martha's Vineyard?

7. Why did Jessica refuse to have lunch on the ship that Nancy was supposed to have been on?

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

9. Who was Mr. Donahue, and what did he do?

10. Why did Esmond and Jessica decide to go to Washington, D.C.?

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