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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Esmond find a job working in New York?

2. For what event did Miss Warren handle the concessions?

3. Where did Jessica and Esmond go for a vacation in June 1939?

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

5. What was Esmond's weekly salary at his New York job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Jessica and Esmond find employment in London?

4. How did Jessica and Esmond end up in Miami?

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

6. What did the Durrs ask Jessica and Esmond about when they visited for dinner?

7. What was a typical day like for Jessica and Esmond in Bilbao?

8. What did Jessica and Esmond decide to do after Esmond lost his job?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jessica's struggles throughout the memoir. What caused these obstacles, and how did she deal with them? Was she able to overcome them? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jessica's humor in her memoir. What kind of humor does she use? How does this affect the reader's experience? Of what events does she make light that might be surprising to some?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Mitford sisters. Who were they and why were they famous? What was exceptional about these sisters? What defined each sister? What was Jessica's relationship like with each sister?

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