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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 were Tom and Claudia exploring as he stole kisses in dark corners?

2. In Chapter 16, what does the reader learn that Claudia publish just a few weeks prior to her birthday?

3. What injuries does Claudia suffer from her limo accident?

4. What kind of camp does Claudia visit in late 1945?

5. What does Lisa find in her mother's secret-compartment ring as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the accident that severely injures Claudia.

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

5. Why does Claudia refuse to pretend to be Jasper's secretary when they visit NATO together?

6. Does Sylvia expect a sexual relationship between Gordon and Claudia? Why or why not?

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

8. Why does Claudia accept the offer of a film producer to buy the rights to her book?

9. Other than being grief stricken, what terrifies Claudia about not knowing how Tom dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the role of foreshadowing in literature. What foreshadowing was present in Moon Tiger? Was the foreshadowing diluted since Claudia's death is expected from the beginning of the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Claudia with Sylvia. How are they alike? How are they different? What role does each play in Gordon's life?

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