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

3. Who is injured in Claudia's limo accident?
(a) Claudia and a traffic cop.
(b) Claudia and a camel.
(c) Claudia and a taxi driver.
(d) Claudia and an actor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What position does the successful book Claudia recalls in Chapter 13 earn her?
(a) Historical advisor for the book's film rights.
(b) A position at NATO.
(c) An editor's job.
(d) An appearance on a popular talk show.

13. What was the subject of Claudia's nightmare in Chapter 13?
(a) Seeing Tom die in the desert.
(b) Having a baby and not knowing its gender.
(c) A gruesome flight of Cortez's Spaniards from the Aztec capital of Tlacopan.
(d) Having malaria.

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

15. How exactly does Tom die?
(a) He died of heat stroke.
(b) Malaria.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Lack of water.