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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 resulted from God not striking Claudia's brother dead?
(a) She hit him.
(b) She did it herself.
(c) She forgot all about it.
(d) She became agnostic.

2. 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?
(a) Ancient and current cultures are civilized, cultural, and intelligent.
(b) The government paid her to make it a focal point.
(c) It's the only country she knows.
(d) She's fascinated with it because her father died there.

3. What was the name of the church in which 31-year-old Claudia made her prayer?
(a) First Church of England.
(b) First Baptist Church of England.
(c) United Methodist Church of England.
(d) St. George's Cathedral.

4. In Claudia's view, what is "history?"
(a) Something that is alive and exciting.
(b) The result of mundane travelers.
(c) Something that is dead.
(d) Old stuff that had to be learned in school.

5. Who says the flower Claudia receives in the hospital is delicate?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Claudia.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plant does Sylvia take to Claudia when she is in the hospital?

2. Who does Claudia call an "unprincipled bastard?"

3. What happens to the Moon Tiger?

4. How many times in her life has Claudia prayed?

5. What event follows Lisa's baptism?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Give an example from Chapter 6 that shows Claudia's inability to share true emotional intimacy.

5. What is the Moon Tiger?

6. Describe Jasper.

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

8. What is the illness Claudia contracts in Chapter 7, and how is it transmitted?

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

10. What is Tom's view of the war, as the reader learns in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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