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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Claudia recall having drinks with Tom during his leave?
(a) Winter Palace.
(b) Cairo Palace.
(c) Summer Season.
(d) Caesar's Palace.

2. Who does Claudia call an "unprincipled bastard?"
(a) God.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Tom.

3. What does Claudia say killed her father?
(a) Exploration.
(b) A freak accident.
(c) History.
(d) War.

4. How many times in her life has Claudia prayed?
(a) 1001.
(b) 10.
(c) Countless.
(d) Two.

5. How does Claudia react when Sylvia visits her in the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) Claudia pretends to be asleep.
(b) Claudia begs Sylvia not to leave.
(c) Claudia tells Sylvia to leave.
(d) Claudia is happy to have company.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens to the Moon Tiger?

3. Whom does Sylvia visit in Chapter 3?

4. What was a "Matilda?"

5. What, according to this book, do most "typical" moms do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Claudia's view of religion?

2. What makes Sylvia uncomfortable about Gordon's relationship with Claudia and how does she handle it?

3. What is the first gift given to Claudia by Tom, and what does she do with it?

4. Describe Lisa's adult family life.

5. Discuss Claudia's popularity as a historical author. What makes her writing accounts different from all the others?

6. How does Gordon react when his wife storms away from the marketplace in Chapter 3?

7. What does Claudia believe is the biggest influence of her daughter's life?

8. What is ironic about Lisa not telling her mother about her affair?

9. What is ironic about the hippos Claudia and Tom see in the Cairo Zoo?

10. Which country will play a central role in Claudia's history of the world and why?

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