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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. What does the reader learn in Chapter 1 that Claudia and her brother collected on the beach as children?

2. When Claudia is 31, what does she ask from God in prayer?

3. Whom does the reader learn about in Chapter 2 that had a dog that did a special trick?

4. How old was Claudia when she prayed for God to kill her brother because he could outrun her?

5. What was the Moon Tiger?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about the hippos Claudia and Tom see in the Cairo Zoo?

3. Describe Lisa. How is she like her mother?

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

5. What is Tom's view of the war, as the reader learns in Chapter 8?

6. What is Claudia's opinion about Sylvia?

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

8. What does Tom put inside the ring he gives Claudia in Chapter 8?

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

10. Give an example from Chapter 6 that shows Claudia's inability to share true emotional intimacy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character description of Claudia. Was she a major or minor character? Protagonist or antagonist? Support your answer with specific evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the importance of Laszlo to the story? What insight does his character show about Claudia?

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