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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 Claudia writing when she receives her Fortnum's gift basket in the hospital?

2. Where do Claudia and Jasper take Lisa for her eighth birthday?

3. Which Egyptian city was a major hub even when Europeans were still living in caves?

4. What ceases the physical relationship between Claudia and Gordon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is it that Claudia acquires Tom's journal?

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

5. Discuss the accident that severely injures Claudia.

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

7. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss war as a motif in Moon Tiger.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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