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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 the bargain Claudia tries to make with God in the cathedral?

2. Which photograph does Claudia include in the book?

3. How long are Claudia and Gordon lovers?

4. As Claudia recollects, why does Jasper decide to leave his job at the Foreign Office?

5. How do Claudia and Gordon feel when they dance together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the nurse try to stop Claudia's miscarriage?

2. Why is Claudia anxious to see Lisa after she recovers from her limo accident?

3. How does Claudia's apology in Chapter 15 make Lisa feel?

4. How does Claudia describe Cortez? How popular was her book about him?

5. When Tom tells Claudia in Chapter 8 that he has never been more happy in his life, upon what thought does Claudia silently reflect?

6. What excites Claudia about seeing her book turned into a movie?

7. What is ironic about Mrs. Hamilton allowing Claudia to go to Paris with Gordon?

8. According to Claudia, what does the destruction of Memphis reveal about history?

9. Where are Tom and Claudia when he confesses that he wants to marry her?

10. What uncharacteristic way does Claudia attempt to ensure Tom's safety when she learns he is missing in action?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the exposition of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is Claudia's main character flaw? How does it affect her relationships with Sylvia, Gordon, Jasper and Lisa? How does it affect her intrapersonally?

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