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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 back seat passenger contemplate on the way back from the airport in Chapter 3?
2. Who says that refusing to believe in destiny is mere self-indulgence?
3. What does Claudia recall to be her grade on her final history exam in school?
4. What do the hippos in the zoo eat?
5. What plant does Sylvia take to Claudia when she is in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Tom's view of the war, as the reader learns in Chapter 8?
2. How competitive is Claudia against her brother, and what memory first shows this competitiveness to the reader?
3. Discuss the language soldiers used to describe war events. Why did they choose this language?
4. Give an example from Chapter 6 that shows Claudia's inability to share true emotional intimacy.
5. What is unique about Claudia's job in Cairo?
6. Discuss Claudia's relationship with her roommate in Chapter 7.
7. Describe Lisa's adult family life.
8. How does Gordon react when his wife storms away from the marketplace in Chapter 3?
9. Describe Lisa. How is she like her mother?
10. How old is Claudia when she becomes agnostic? What causes her decision?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the mother-daughter relationship in Moon Tiger. Who are the mothers and daughters involved in this book? How do their mother-daughter relationships compare?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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