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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 is the first place that Claudia and Gordon caress each other?
(a) In the attic.
(b) On the stream bank.
(c) At a dance.
(d) In the den.

2. What jobs does Tom tell Claudia he had originally planned to have after the war?
(a) A TV personality and actor.
(b) To become a student, and then a teacher.
(c) A broadcaster and magazine writer.
(d) A journalist and member of Parliament.

3. What won't the nurse tell Claudia as she suffers her miscarriage?
(a) How to stop the pain.
(b) The baby's gender.
(c) Whether she'll be able to have another baby.
(d) What time it occurs.

4. What honor does Claudia's book about the historical figure she recalls in Chapter 13 win?
(a) It is a Caldecott Award winner.
(b) It appears on best seller list.
(c) It is selected for Oprah's book club.
(d) It receives a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two physical characteristics does Claudia believe have made her life different?

2. How long are Claudia and Gordon lovers?

3. In Claudia's mind, what is Jasper's greatest sin?

4. What does Lisa find in her mother's secret-compartment ring as a child?

5. What does the nurse tell Claudia when her miscarriage begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

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

8. For what two reasons is Camilla amazed by Claudia's pregnancy?

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

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

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