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

2. Where is the first place that Claudia and Gordon caress each other?

3. Who in Claudia's current life knows about her miscarriage?

4. What position does the successful book Claudia recalls in Chapter 13 earn her?

5. Why does Claudia go to the cathedral to pray?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claudia say Lisa's birth complicated everything?

2. Discuss the accident that severely injures Claudia.

3. How does Claudia learn of the cause of Tom's death?

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

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

6. What personal history does Claudia's body reveal about herself?

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

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

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

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

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

Identify the protagonist and antagonist in this story. In what ways are the two characters similar? What are their differences? What is the relationship of the protagonist and antagonist in this novel? How might the story have differed if another character was the antagonist? Select a character and write about the difference you would expect.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Claudia as a major character and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How does Claudia fit the definition of a major character? How do the minor characters fit the definition?

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