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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. After the death of their daughter, to where did Esmond and Jessica travel?

2. How did Esmond think that he and Jessica could make money in America?

3. In which month did Jessica and Esmond arrive in New York?

4. To what group did many of Jessica and Esmond's London friends belong?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Jessica think of the protest meeting held by the Communists that she attended?

3. In the time after they left New York, what would Jessica and Esmond discuss with many of the people they met?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of "Daughters and Rebels." Was Jessica a writer by trade? What other works did she write? Can any connections be made between this memoir and her other works? In what style did she write this book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jessica's time in Spain. Why did she move to Spain? What did she and Esmond do while there? What struggles did they face? Why did Jessica and Esmond leave Spain?

Essay Topic 3

What is socialism? Why did Jessica believe in socialism? How did her belief in socialism affect her personal relationships? How did her belief in socialism influence her life?

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