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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. Why is Claudia eager to see Lisa after her limo accident?
(a) To make up for being an indifferent mother.
(b) To see how well she's doing in school.
(c) She is not eager to see her.
(d) To show her how famous she'd become.

2. With whom does 17-year-old Claudia go to Paris?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Her father.
(d) Tom.

3. 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.

4. What does Lisa find in her mother's secret-compartment ring as a child?
(a) Sand.
(b) A phone number.
(c) Money.
(d) A pill.

5. How long is Claudia in the hospital after her limo accident?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Claudia go to the cathedral to pray?

2. In Chapter 16, what does the reader learn that Claudia publish just a few weeks prior to her birthday?

3. What ceases the physical relationship between Claudia and Gordon?

4. What is the stranger's birthday gift to Claudia in Chapter 16?

5. What changed Tom's mind about his postwar plans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Claudia accept the offer of a film producer to buy the rights to her book?

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

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

10. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

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