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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jasper's greatest advantage in Rocqueville?
(a) Being seen with Claudia.
(b) His extended vocabulary.
(c) His cheekbones.
(d) His accent.

2. What one aspect of Tom's postwar plans makes Claudia hesitate?
(a) Having a child.
(b) He does not have a green thumb.
(c) He does not have a natural talent for art like he thinks he does.
(d) Getting him a book deal.

3. Who is Mr. Hamilton that Claudia met in Rocqueville?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A foreign president.
(c) A powerful newspaper owner.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

4. Whom does Claudia use as her measuring guide when comparing men?
(a) Clark Gable.
(b) Jasper.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Her father.

5. What is missing from Tom's postwar plans as he explains his desires to Claudia?
(a) How he will get what he wants.
(b) A marriage proposal.
(c) How he will start saving for what he wants.
(d) Financial goals.

6. What changed Tom's mind about his postwar plans?
(a) After killing so many people in war, he wants to see things grow now.
(b) The price of poinsettia seeds.
(c) He has a natural talent for art.
(d) He thinks Claudia can get him a publishing deal.

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

8. Who tells Claudia that Tom has been killed?
(a) One of her officer friends.
(b) Tom's brother.
(c) Tom's mother.
(d) Tom's sergeant.

9. Which Egyptian city does Claudia plan to feature in her history book?
(a) Memphis.
(b) London.
(c) Nile.
(d) Cairo.

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

11. What does Lisa find in her mother's secret-compartment ring as a child?
(a) Money.
(b) A pill.
(c) A phone number.
(d) Sand.

12. What is Lisa's first instinct upon finding the item in her mother's ring as a child?
(a) To clean it out.
(b) To chew it.
(c) To call it.
(d) To pocket it.

13. When Claudia revisits Egypt as a tourist, why is her bus companion disappointed?
(a) Because there is an additional fee for lunch.
(b) Because he could not enter a tomb.
(c) Because you can no longer climb up the pyramid.
(d) Because none of the mummies were alive.

14. What is the relationship between Claudia and Gordon once their physical relationship has ended?
(a) They avoid each other, but do speak.
(b) They remain emotionally intimate.
(c) They don't speak at all.
(d) They pretend nothing ever happend.

15. Where do Claudia and Gordon dance together when they are young?
(a) Around the kitchen.
(b) In the old nursery.
(c) In the den.
(d) In their club house.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Claudia recollects, why does Jasper decide to leave his job at the Foreign Office?

2. What two physical characteristics does Claudia believe have made her life different?

3. In Chapter 15, from whom does Claudia receive the best birthday present?

4. Who is injured in Claudia's limo accident?

5. What is Claudia writing when she receives her Fortnum's gift basket in the hospital?

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