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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the war suddenly become real to Claudia?
(a) Because she worries about Tom.
(b) Because she witnessed a bombing.
(c) Because she can't get home.
(d) Because she's reporting it.

2. When Claudia is 31, what does she ask from God in prayer?
(a) That her lover not be thirsty and dying in a desert.
(b) That she would not be alone.
(c) That her lover would choose to marry her.
(d) That she would have fame and fortune as a writer.

3. In what town does Harry live?
(a) Henley.
(b) Thames.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

4. What is Claudia told that the war really is?
(a) Cool.
(b) Idyllic and heroic.
(c) Exhaustion, exhilaration, bordom, and discomfort.
(d) Popular and necessary.

5. What does Camilla insinuate when she learns that Claudia is pregnant?
(a) That she should have an abortion.
(b) That Claudia is a prostitute.
(c) That Claudia's family will be humiliated.
(d) That Claudia cannot take care of a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Claudia and Gordon arguing about just before he dies?

2. How old was Claudia when she prayed for God to kill her brother because he could outrun her?

3. Which country will play a large role in the history of the world that Claudia is writing?

4. What does the back seat passenger contemplate on the way back from the airport in Chapter 3?

5. What does Claudia recall to be her grade on her final history exam in school?

(see the answer key)

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