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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the hippos in the zoo eat?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Grain.
(d) Slop.

2. Which word does not describe Claudia?
(a) Self-absorbed.
(b) Cantankerous.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Generous.

3. How exactly does Tom die?
(a) Malaria.
(b) No one knows.
(c) He died of heat stroke.
(d) Lack of water.

4. What does Jasper want Claudia to pretend to be while they are in Rocqueville?
(a) A Russian spy.
(b) A blind woman.
(c) An American.
(d) His secretary.

5. What jobs does Tom tell Claudia he had originally planned to have after the war?
(a) To become a student, and then a teacher.
(b) A journalist and member of Parliament.
(c) A TV personality and actor.
(d) A broadcaster and magazine writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town did Claudia and Tom stay while he was on leave?

2. What one aspect of Tom's postwar plans makes Claudia hesitate?

3. Who disapproves of organized religion, especially the Church of England?

4. What does Lisa admire about her mother?

5. What animals do Claudia and Tom sympathize with on their visit to the zoo?

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