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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Claudia believe should have been killed in the war?
(a) All men who signed up to go.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Jasper's father.
(d) Tom.

2. What was Jasper's nationality?
(a) English and Spanish.
(b) English and Russian.
(c) German and Russian.
(d) German and Italian.

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

4. What event follows Lisa's baptism?
(a) Cake and punch in the fellowship hall.
(b) An elegant tea.
(c) A casual potluck.
(d) Dinner at a favorite restaurant.

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

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

7. Who wrote a book about Tito?
(a) Tom.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Claudia.

8. Where was the Moon Tiger?
(a) On the night stand by the hotel bed where Claudia and Tom slept.
(b) Perched on the hilltop.
(c) In Tom's Army tent.
(d) In a book of legends and fables.

9. What was a "Matilda?"
(a) A girl.
(b) A local burger special.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A drink.

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

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

12. Who creates a secret ritual to make Claudia disappear?
(a) A witch.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Lisa.

13. Who does not visit Claudia during her hospital stay in Chapter 1?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Lazlo.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Lisa.

14. What does Claudia wear to her daughter's wedding?
(a) A white dress.
(b) A red dress.
(c) Pants.
(d) A black dress.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Claudia reminisces in Chapter 2, what subject does she recall her brother being tutored in when she was 13?

3. What is Claudia's favorite memory about the flower she receives from Sylvia in the hospital?

4. What was the name of the church in which 31-year-old Claudia made her prayer?

5. What do the hippos in the zoo eat?

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