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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 are Claudia and Gordon arguing about just before he dies?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Politics.
(c) Their relationship.
(d) Sylvia.

2. What is Claudia writing when she receives her Fortnum's gift basket in the hospital?
(a) Checks.
(b) A letter to her daughter.
(c) A change to her will.
(d) Her history of the world.

3. Having changed his mind from his original postwar plans, what does Tom now say he wants?
(a) To retire and learn to paint.
(b) To grow poinsettias on his family farm.
(c) To marry Claudia, have a child and live on the family farm.
(d) To become a book writer.

4. In Chapter 14, what observation does Claudia make about her body?
(a) It is looking old.
(b) It is feeling tired.
(c) It records events.
(d) It has been through a lot.

5. What fascinates Lisa about the place she visits on her eighth birthday?
(a) All the fun games.
(b) Being at the top of the tower.
(c) Monkeys and lions.
(d) The Statue of Liberty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause of Tom's death, as Claudia learns in Chapter 16?

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

3. What does Claudia apologize for in Chapter 15?

4. Why do Claudia and Jasper go to Rocqueville?

5. To whom does Claudia apologize in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claudia's apology in Chapter 15 make Lisa feel?

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

3. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why doesn't the nurse try to stop Claudia's miscarriage?

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

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