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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which American university does Gordon teach?
(a) Southern California.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

2. According to Claudia, what's more important in history?
(a) The names of battles.
(b) The landscape of a country.
(c) The culture of a country.
(d) The number of lives lost and affected by war.

3. What does the back seat passenger contemplate on the way back from the airport in Chapter 3?
(a) Whether Gordon's affairs are all in the past.
(b) Why he believes in destiny.
(c) Whether Claudia will ever agree to marry him.
(d) Why her mother never married her father.

4. What does Lisa call her mother?
(a) Mrs. Hampton.
(b) Mummy.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Mum.

5. What is the image of war that the press has presented?
(a) Idyllic and heroic.
(b) Cool.
(c) Exhaustion, exhilaration, bordom, and discomfort.
(d) Popular and necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Claudia, all history is a history of...

2. Why does Jasper get angry with Claudia during their trip to Rocqueville?

3. In what year do the Allies endure months of standoff with Rommel's tanks?

4. What does Claudia wear to her daughter's wedding?

5. Who takes Claudia a gift basket from Fortnum's while she's in the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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