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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interested Claudia in the Mayflower?
(a) The excitement of exploration.
(b) The adventure.
(c) An obsession with Columbus.
(d) A spaniel was on it.

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

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

4. According to Chapter 2, which woman does Claudia admire most?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her mother.

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

6. Who says the flower Claudia receives in the hospital is hardy?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) The nurse.
(c) Claudia.
(d) The doctor.

7. Who says the war has received good press?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Camille.
(c) Tom.
(d) Jasper.

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

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

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

11. 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?
(a) It's the only country she knows.
(b) She's fascinated with it because her father died there.
(c) Ancient and current cultures are civilized, cultural, and intelligent.
(d) The government paid her to make it a focal point.

12. How does Claudia recall being taught history in school?
(a) By copying sentences off the board.
(b) By hearing it from storytelling.
(c) By reading many books.
(d) By researching on her own.

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

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

15. How does Claudia feel about her son-in-law?
(a) She loves him.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She thinks he's lazy.
(d) She's happy that he married her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who delivers Claudia's story about the desert to the censor's office?

3. Why did Claudia also want to be tutored like her brother, as mentioned in Chapter 2?

4. Who lives with Harry?

5. What three countries does Tom tell Claudia he has visited?

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