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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 two war-related emotions does Claudia learn that Tom felt near the end of his life?
(a) Boredom and horror.
(b) Excitement and anxiety.
(c) Grief and mourning.
(d) Love and loss.

2. As Claudia recollects, why does Jasper decide to leave his job at the Foreign Office?
(a) He went to work for his family's business.
(b) He found a better job in Russia.
(c) He's not advancing as quickly as he'd like.
(d) He wants to marry her and move to the countryside.

3. Why does Jasper get angry with Claudia during their trip to Rocqueville?
(a) He does not want to spend time with her old uncle.
(b) He thinks she took the column writing job away from him.
(c) She spends all their money.
(d) He thinks she's flirting with someone.

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

5. Whom does Claudia use as her measuring guide when comparing men?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Jasper.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Claudia eager to see Lisa after her limo accident?

2. With whom does 17-year-old Claudia go to Paris?

3. How long is Claudia in the hospital after her limo accident?

4. What is Lisa's first instinct upon finding the item in her mother's ring as a child?

5. Where does Claudia move to until her first baby is born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claudia define "history" to Mr. Hamilton?

2. Why does Claudia say Lisa's birth complicated everything?

3. How is it that Claudia acquires Tom's journal?

4. According to Claudia, what does the destruction of Memphis reveal about history?

5. How does Claudia describe Cortez? How popular was her book about him?

6. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

7. What is ironic about Mrs. Hamilton allowing Claudia to go to Paris with Gordon?

8. What uncharacteristic way does Claudia attempt to ensure Tom's safety when she learns he is missing in action?

9. Why is Claudia anxious to see Lisa after she recovers from her limo accident?

10. Other than being grief stricken, what terrifies Claudia about not knowing how Tom dies?

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