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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Claudia and Jasper go to Rocqueville?
(a) For the Yalta Conference.
(b) So he can network at NATO.
(c) So he can address the WHO.
(d) To see the American president speak.

2. What are Claudia and Gordon arguing about just before he dies?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Politics.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Their relationship.

3. What causes Claudia to burst into tears on the fifth day of her hospital stay?
(a) Gordon's arrival.
(b) She learns that she was the cause of the accident.
(c) Sylvia's harsh comments.
(d) She finds out her insurance has lapsed.

4. What is the bargain Claudia tries to make with God in the cathedral?
(a) That she will never return if God helps her get home.
(b) That she be pregnant if Tom dies.
(c) That Tom can be captured, just not dead.
(d) That she will tithe if God gives her what she wants this time.

5. Which photograph does Claudia include in the book?
(a) One of her in front of a pyramid.
(b) One of herself sitting on a Jeep.
(c) One of her with Tom.
(d) A picture of Tom sitting on a broken wall.

6. What does Jasper want Claudia to pretend to be while they are in Rocqueville?
(a) A Russian spy.
(b) His secretary.
(c) An American.
(d) A blind woman.

7. What was the cause of Tom's death, as Claudia learns in Chapter 16?
(a) A bad case of malaria.
(b) Leaking oil.
(c) Enemy air attack.
(d) Inexperienced gunner.

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

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

10. What two war-related emotions does Claudia learn that Tom felt near the end of his life?
(a) Love and loss.
(b) Excitement and anxiety.
(c) Grief and mourning.
(d) Boredom and horror.

11. In Chapter 15, from whom does Claudia receive the best birthday present?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Lazlo.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Sylvia.

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

13. What is the stranger's birthday gift to Claudia in Chapter 16?
(a) A portfolio of her newspaper clippings.
(b) A postcard from Egypt.
(c) A photo of Tom.
(d) Tom's journal.

14. What does Claudia apologize for in Chapter 15?
(a) For keeping secrets.
(b) For things she said about Gordon.
(c) Being an inadequate mother.
(d) Encouraging their sexual relationship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Claudia use as her measuring guide when comparing men?

2. What kind of camp does Claudia visit in late 1945?

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

4. Where do Claudia and Jasper take Lisa for her eighth birthday?

5. Who is the historical figure that Claudia recalls writing about out of sheer disbelief at the man's bravery, charisma, stubbornness and indestructibility?

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