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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. How old is Claudia when she takes the position afforded her due to the successful book she recalls in Chapter 13?

2. Where was the camp that Claudia visited in late 1945 located?

3. Who tells Claudia that Tom has been killed?

4. What honor does Claudia's book about the historical figure she recalls in Chapter 13 win?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what two reasons is Camilla amazed by Claudia's pregnancy?

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

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

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

6. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

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

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

9. Discuss why Claudia and Gordon like to dance with each other, even as children.

10. How does Mr. Hamilton's job offer to Claudia advance her writing career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Moon Tiger. How did it flow? How did the rising action add to the suspense of the story, or did it?

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

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.

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