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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. Which of her sisters did Jessica miss and wonder about while she was in America?
(a) Boud.
(b) Debo.
(c) Diana.
(d) Pamela.

2. What kind of shop did Miss Warren run?
(a) A Scottish tweed shop.
(b) A hat shop.
(c) A souvenir stall.
(d) A popcorn stand.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Esmond and Jessica to lose all their money gambling?

2. What did Jessica and Esmond spend their afternoons doing in Spain?

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

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

5. When did Jessica and Esmond return to London from Corsica?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Esmond find employment, and how was the pay?

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

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

8. What was the situation in Europe in 1939?

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

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

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