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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. To which state did Donahue invite Jessica and Esmond to travel with him?

2. What was the pro-consul told to do in the telegram?

3. While traveling, what impressed Jessica and Esmond about Americans?

4. After returning to London, what did Jessica find that she did not know how to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did a friend offer Jessica and Esmond to help with their financial troubles?

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

6. What was the situation in Europe in 1939?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is pacifism? Did Jessica believe in pacifism? Why or why not? What are the principles of pacifism?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what happened to Jessica after her husband's death. Was the direction in which she went surprising? What notable things occurred in her later years?

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