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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. Why does Tom say he stopped reading history?
(a) He tired of it.
(b) Because it's different when you are one of the statistics.
(c) There are no libraries on the battlefield.
(d) Because he has no time, with the war and all.

2. Why did Claudia also want to be tutored like her brother, as mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) She wanted the same opportunity.
(b) She was bored.
(c) The class was free.
(d) The tutor was cute.

3. Who disapproves of organized religion, especially the Church of England?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Tom.

4. What is Claudia's one memory of her father?
(a) Him holding her in his arms.
(b) A special Christmas gift he gave her.
(c) Him lifting her on his shoulders.
(d) Sitting on the beach with him.

5. What, according to this book, do most "typical" moms do?
(a) Work in an exciting career.
(b) Spend time with their children.
(c) Homeschool their children.
(d) Drink sherry and go shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interested Claudia in the Mayflower?

2. What is the name of the man with whom Lisa is having an affair?

3. In Chapter 7, who discovers armored car wreckage in the desert?

4. What event follows Lisa's baptism?

5. How did the World War II soldiers that Claudia worked around disguise their horror?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Claudia's opinion about Sylvia?

4. How does young Claudia learn where babies come from?

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

6. What is the Moon Tiger?

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

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

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

10. Discuss Claudia's relationship with her roommate in Chapter 7.

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