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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 does the nurse tell Claudia when her miscarriage begins?
(a) That her baby will be a preemie.
(b) That the hospital won't care for her without insurance.
(c) It's for the best since she's not married.
(d) It's false labor pains.

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

3. What is the relationship between Claudia and Gordon once their physical relationship has ended?
(a) They remain emotionally intimate.
(b) They avoid each other, but do speak.
(c) They pretend nothing ever happend.
(d) They don't speak at all.

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

5. In Chapter 15, from whom does Claudia receive the best birthday present?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Lisa.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Lazlo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is injured in Claudia's limo accident?

2. What is one of the things Claudia says her mother held against her from the time she was a baby?

3. What does Claudia tell Mr. Hamilton about history as they initially speak?

4. What is the bargain Claudia tries to make with God in the cathedral?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Claudia refuse to pretend to be Jasper's secretary when they visit NATO together?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

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

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

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