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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the reader learn in Chapter 2 stabs at Claudia's crotch with a finger?

2. What was Jasper's nationality?

3. What happens to the Moon Tiger?

4. Who reared Lisa?

5. As a war correspondent, whom does Claudia travel with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first gift given to Claudia by Tom, and what does she do with it?

3. What is part of Jasper's attraction to Claudia?

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

5. What is Claudia's view of religion?

6. Discuss Claudia's thoughts on infants and young children. When was she most interested in her own daughter?

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

8. Describe Jasper.

9. In Chapter 2, what stab at Jasper's character does Gordon take and why is it ironic?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Moon Tiger. How did it flow? How did the rising action add to the suspense of the story, or did it?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the theme and the subject of a literary work? Discuss the differences as they relate to Moon Tiger.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the exposition of the novel.

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