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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claudia say killed her father?
(a) History.
(b) War.
(c) Exploration.
(d) A freak accident.

2. Who sits in the back seat on the way back from the airport in Chapter 3?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Lisa.

3. In Chapter 2, what was the command for the special trick the dog would do?
(a) "Take a load off."
(b) "Speak your mind."
(c) "Cast your vote."
(d) "Die for your country."

4. According to Claudia, all history is a history of...
(a) Wars.
(b) Foods.
(c) People.
(d) Culture.

5. Why doesn't Lisa tell her mother about her affair?
(a) Her mother would approve.
(b) Her mother would disapprove.
(c) Her mother would tell everyone.
(d) Her mother might tell her husband.

6. Who says that refusing to believe in destiny is mere self-indulgence?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Lisa.

7. What happens to the Moon Tiger?
(a) It dies of loneliness.
(b) The entire bottle spills.
(c) It turns to ashes as it burns.
(d) He dies a hero.

8. What animals do Claudia and Tom sympathize with on their visit to the zoo?
(a) Chimps.
(b) Kangaroos.
(c) Polar bears.
(d) Geckos.

9. Where does Claudia recall having drinks with Tom during his leave?
(a) Winter Palace.
(b) Caesar's Palace.
(c) Summer Season.
(d) Cairo Palace.

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

11. What was the Moon Tiger?
(a) The hero of a local legend.
(b) A panther.
(c) Tom's cologne.
(d) Mosquito repellant.

12. What was the name of the church in which 31-year-old Claudia made her prayer?
(a) St. George's Cathedral.
(b) First Baptist Church of England.
(c) United Methodist Church of England.
(d) First Church of England.

13. How did the World War II soldiers that Claudia worked around disguise their horror?
(a) With banal language.
(b) With vandalism.
(c) They couldn't.
(d) By taking drugs.

14. As Claudia reminisces in Chapter 2, what subject does she recall her brother being tutored in when she was 13?
(a) Math.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

15. What is the name of the club where the celebration in Chapter 2 takes place?
(a) The Place.
(b) The Gargoyle.
(c) The Pub.
(d) The Cyclops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits by Claudia on a guided tour of the pyramids that she takes later in life?

2. What gift does Claudia receive in the desert?

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

4. What does Lisa call her mother?

5. Why does Claudia believe the country that plays a large role in her history of the world is worthy of such coverage in her book?

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