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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 ceases the physical relationship between Claudia and Gordon?

2. Who is Mr. Hamilton that Claudia met in Rocqueville?

3. What two physical characteristics does Claudia believe have made her life different?

4. While in Rocqueville, what does Jasper pretend to be?

5. What was the cause of Tom's death, as Claudia learns in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the accident that severely injures Claudia.

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

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

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

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

7. How does Claudia define "history" to Mr. Hamilton?

8. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

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

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

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 war as a motif in Moon Tiger.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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