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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What resulted from God not striking Claudia's brother dead?
(a) She forgot all about it.
(b) She did it herself.
(c) She became agnostic.
(d) She hit him.

2. What bothers Claudia about Sylvia in Chapter 3?
(a) Sylvia gets to sleep with Gordon.
(b) The perfume she wears.
(c) Sylvia seems content to be a mere housewife.
(d) Sylvia's hairstyle.

3. Who is Mr. Hamilton that Claudia met in Rocqueville?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A powerful newspaper owner.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) A foreign president.

4. As a war correspondent, whom does Claudia travel with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Russian troops.
(c) German soldiers.
(d) Journalists from the U.S. and New Zealand.

5. What gift does Claudia receive in the desert?
(a) A cactus.
(b) A cactus flower.
(c) A fossilized starfish.
(d) A gecko fossil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Claudia's mind, what are the goals of Sylvia and women like her?

2. What does Lisa admire about her mother?

3. What does Claudia tell Mr. Hamilton about history as they initially speak?

4. Who organizes Lisa's baptism?

5. How long are Claudia and Gordon lovers?

(see the answer key)

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