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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nurse tell Claudia when her miscarriage begins?
(a) It's for the best since she's not married.
(b) That her baby will be a preemie.
(c) That the hospital won't care for her without insurance.
(d) It's false labor pains.

2. Why does Jasper get angry with Claudia during their trip to Rocqueville?
(a) He thinks she took the column writing job away from him.
(b) She spends all their money.
(c) He does not want to spend time with her old uncle.
(d) He thinks she's flirting with someone.

3. How does Claudia feel shortly after her limo accident?
(a) Richer and more focused.
(b) Sluggish and distracted.
(c) Depressed and aggravated.
(d) Richer and more famous.

4. How does Claudia benefit from the trip to Rocqueville?
(a) She gets to spend time with Jasper.
(b) She meets people who loan her money to start her own business.
(c) She finds her long lost uncle.
(d) She becomes a newspaper columnist.

5. How old does Claudia turn in Chapter 15?
(a) 29.
(b) 46.
(c) 70.
(d) 90.

6. What ceases the physical relationship between Claudia and Gordon?
(a) They get caught.
(b) Gordon dumps her for Sylvia.
(c) They lose interest in each other.
(d) Claudia gets pregnant.

7. Which Egyptian city was a major hub even when Europeans were still living in caves?
(a) Nile.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Cairo.
(d) London.

8. Having changed his mind from his original postwar plans, what does Tom now say he wants?
(a) To become a book writer.
(b) To grow poinsettias on his family farm.
(c) To marry Claudia, have a child and live on the family farm.
(d) To retire and learn to paint.

9. What is Claudia writing when she receives her Fortnum's gift basket in the hospital?
(a) A change to her will.
(b) Checks.
(c) A letter to her daughter.
(d) Her history of the world.

10. Why is Claudia eager to see Lisa after her limo accident?
(a) To make up for being an indifferent mother.
(b) She is not eager to see her.
(c) To see how well she's doing in school.
(d) To show her how famous she'd become.

11. What is Gordon's noticeable war wound?
(a) An amputated leg.
(b) A scar on his cheek.
(c) Shrapnel in his knee.
(d) A cut on his arm.

12. How do Claudia and Gordon feel when they dance together?
(a) Like they can dance forever.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Like they are dancing with themselves.
(d) Icky.

13. What does Claudia tell Mr. Hamilton about history as they initially speak?
(a) That she is sick of history.
(b) That she was part of history herself.
(c) That history is dead.
(d) That history is an illusion.

14. How many people are killed in Claudia's limo accident?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

15. How long is Claudia in the hospital after her limo accident?
(a) One month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does the successful book Claudia recalls in Chapter 13 earn her?

2. Why does the war suddenly become real to Claudia?

3. Whom is Camilla dating when she and Claudia live in Cairo?

4. How does the opportunity given to Claudia by Mr. Hamilton help her career?

5. How old is Claudia when she takes the position afforded her due to the successful book she recalls in Chapter 13?

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