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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 move to until her first baby is born?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) A halfway house.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) Her mother's home.

2. What is one of the things Claudia says her mother held against her from the time she was a baby?
(a) That she resembled the milkman.
(b) The fact she was a girl.
(c) Her red hair.
(d) Her special baby blanket.

3. What is Gordon's noticeable war wound?
(a) A cut on his arm.
(b) A scar on his cheek.
(c) An amputated leg.
(d) Shrapnel in his knee.

4. How does the opportunity given to Claudia by Mr. Hamilton help her career?
(a) The publicity boosts her book sales.
(b) Tom's sister finds her because of her connection with the paper.
(c) Her picture is in the paper.
(d) It introduces her to important publishers.

5. In Chapter 16, what does the reader learn that Claudia publish just a few weeks prior to her birthday?
(a) A retrospective essay on the war in Egypt.
(b) A love letter to Tom.
(c) An autobiography.
(d) A children's novel about war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What won't the nurse tell Claudia as she suffers her miscarriage?

2. What is Claudia writing when she receives her Fortnum's gift basket in the hospital?

3. Who takes Claudia a gift basket from Fortnum's while she's in the hospital?

4. What two war-related emotions does Claudia learn that Tom felt near the end of his life?

5. Where does Claudia's limo accident occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Claudia use for her standard of measurement when judging men and why?

2. Where are Tom and Claudia when he confesses that he wants to marry her?

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

4. What personal history does Claudia's body reveal about herself?

5. How does Mr. Hamilton's job offer to Claudia advance her writing career?

6. How does Claudia learn of the cause of Tom's death?

7. Discuss why Claudia and Gordon like to dance with each other, even as children.

8. When Tom tells Claudia in Chapter 8 that he has never been more happy in his life, upon what thought does Claudia silently reflect?

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

10. Why does Jasper decide to pursue a career in TV?

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