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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 is Harry's job?

2. In Claudia's mind, what are the goals of Sylvia and women like her?

3. Who lives with Harry?

4. What is the name of the club where the celebration in Chapter 2 takes place?

5. Where does Claudia recall having drinks with Tom during his leave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Lisa's adult family life.

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

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

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

7. Describe Jasper.

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

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

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

Discuss the difference between tone and mood in literature. How are the two related?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss war as a motif in Moon Tiger.

Essay Topic 3

What is a primary theme of Moon Tiger? How does the author present this theme? How does the theme develop throughout the novel?

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