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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 administers first aid to a soldier found wounded at the armored car wreckage?
2. How old was Lisa when she got married?
3. Who creates a secret ritual to make Claudia disappear?
4. How does Claudia react when Sylvia visits her in the hospital in Chapter 2?
5. What was Jasper's nationality?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the argument between Claudia and Gordon at the end of Chapter 3.
2. Describe Lisa's adult family life.
3. Discuss Claudia's thoughts on infants and young children. When was she most interested in her own daughter?
4. What is the illness Claudia contracts in Chapter 7, and how is it transmitted?
5. What is Tom's view of the war, as the reader learns in Chapter 8?
6. What is ironic about the hippos Claudia and Tom see in the Cairo Zoo?
7. Discuss the language soldiers used to describe war events. Why did they choose this language?
8. As Claudia reflects, what does she recall about her argument with Jasper following Lisa's wedding?
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
Discuss the exposition of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevails in Moon Tiger? Select a different type of conflict and explain how the story would have differed under that particular type of conflict.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Claudia as a major character and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How does Claudia fit the definition of a major character? How do the minor characters fit the definition?
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