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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. What embarrasses Sylvia in Chapter 3?
(a) The way Gordon is smacking.
(b) The rude comments made by Claudia and Gordon to waiters.
(c) Claudia's choice of apparel.
(d) Her hair.

2. What does Claudia wear to her daughter's wedding?
(a) Pants.
(b) A black dress.
(c) A red dress.
(d) A white dress.

3. What happens to the Moon Tiger?
(a) It turns to ashes as it burns.
(b) The entire bottle spills.
(c) It dies of loneliness.
(d) He dies a hero.

4. Who does the reader learn in Chapter 2 stabs at Claudia's crotch with a finger?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Her father.

5. What is the name of the club where the celebration in Chapter 2 takes place?
(a) The Place.
(b) The Pub.
(c) The Gargoyle.
(d) The Cyclops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cannot speak at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. According to Claudia, all history is a history of...

3. What was the Moon Tiger?

4. Who organizes Lisa's baptism?

5. In Claudia's mind, what are the goals of Sylvia and women like her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about Claudia's job in Cairo?

2. How does Sylvia feel about living in the U.S. for six months out of the year?

3. In Chapter 8, how does Claudia juggle her work schedule when she spends time with Tom during his leave?

4. Describe Lisa. How is she like her mother?

5. In Chapter 2, what stab at Jasper's character does Gordon take and why is it ironic?

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

7. As Claudia reflects, what does she recall about her argument with Jasper following Lisa's wedding?

8. What is the Moon Tiger?

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

10. What does Tom put inside the ring he gives Claudia in Chapter 8?

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