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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man with whom Lisa is having an affair?
(a) Harry.
(b) Paul.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Henry.

2. How old was Claudia when she prayed for God to kill her brother because he could outrun her?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 31.

3. In Claudia's mind, what are the goals of Sylvia and women like her?
(a) Nice husband, children, nice house.
(b) Nice husband, nice boyfriend, no job.
(c) Nice husband, stable job, good benefits.
(d) Nice husband, vacation, children.

4. What is Harry's job?
(a) Real estate agent.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Banker.
(d) Journalist.

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

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

7. Why was Claudia chided after help was requested for the wounded at the armored car wreckage?
(a) For drinking too much water.
(b) For wandering away.
(c) For relieving herself.
(d) For not going before they left.

8. What was unusual about Claudia's position in the war?
(a) She was the only one who could type.
(b) She lied about her age to gain admittance.
(c) She was the only female journalist in Cairo.
(d) She was the oldest woman at her camp.

9. How many times in her life has Claudia prayed?
(a) 1001.
(b) 10.
(c) Two.
(d) Countless.

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

11. Who sits by Claudia on a guided tour of the pyramids that she takes later in life?
(a) Tom.
(b) A Texan.
(c) Her best friend Camille.
(d) A woman from England.

12. When did Claudia show the most interest in her daughter?
(a) When she started school.
(b) When she began dance classes.
(c) When she was learning to talk.
(d) When she began to walk.

13. What plant does Sylvia take to Claudia when she is in the hospital?
(a) A tulip.
(b) A poinsettia.
(c) A rose.
(d) A carnation.

14. Who organizes Lisa's baptism?
(a) Her grandmothers.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Her father.

15. Why does Tom say he stopped reading history?
(a) Because it's different when you are one of the statistics.
(b) He tired of it.
(c) There are no libraries on the battlefield.
(d) Because he has no time, with the war and all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not visit Claudia during her hospital stay in Chapter 1?

2. What, according to this book, do most "typical" moms do?

3. What resulted from God not striking Claudia's brother dead?

4. At which American university does Gordon teach?

5. As a war correspondent, whom does Claudia travel with?

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