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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. 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) An autobiography.
(c) A love letter to Tom.
(d) A children's novel about war.

2. Where do Claudia and Gordon dance together when they are young?
(a) In the den.
(b) In the old nursery.
(c) In their club house.
(d) Around the kitchen.

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

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

5. How many people are killed in Claudia's limo accident?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Claudia and Gordon feel when they dance together?

3. What were Tom and Claudia exploring as he stole kisses in dark corners?

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

5. While in Rocqueville, what does Jasper pretend to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the accident that severely injures Claudia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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