View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote a book about Tito?

2. Which word does not describe Claudia?

3. In what city does 31-year-old Claudia make her prayer?

4. How many soldiers were discovered wounded at the armored car wreckage?

5. Who was not invited to Lisa's baptism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Lisa not telling her mother about her affair?

2. As Claudia reflects, what does she recall about her argument with Jasper following Lisa's wedding?

3. Discuss Claudia's relationship with her roommate in Chapter 7.

4. Describe the beginning of Claudia's relationship with Jasper.

5. What is Claudia's opinion about Sylvia?

6. What is Claudia's view of religion?

7. How does young Claudia learn where babies come from?

8. Discuss the argument between Claudia and Gordon at the end of Chapter 3.

9. What is unique about Claudia's job in Cairo?

10. Which country will play a central role in Claudia's history of the world and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Claudia's main character flaw? How does it affect her relationships with Sylvia, Gordon, Jasper and Lisa? How does it affect her intrapersonally?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of "love" in this novel. Which characters embody the emotion and how do they show it?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. Did the author use foreshadowing effectively? Why or why not? Define foreshadowing in your essay as well.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 498 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample