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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Jessica and Esmond marry?
(a) Boulogne.
(b) Bayonne.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Bezonvaux.

2. Where did Jessica and Esmond stay at a small cottage?
(a) The Hamptons.
(b) Kennebunkport.
(c) Fenwick Island.
(d) Martha's Vineyard.

3. What did Jessica realize differed between she and Kay?
(a) The way they valued education.
(b) Their interest in politics.
(c) The way they spent their money.
(d) They way they each related to their parents.

4. Where did Jessica find work in New York?
(a) In a dress shop.
(b) In an art gallery.
(c) At a music school.
(d) In a cafe.

5. How did the people the Romillys met in Washington feel about the American government's economic programs?
(a) Angered.
(b) Negative.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Relieved.

6. Where did Jessica and Esmond go for a vacation in June 1939?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Oregon.
(d) New England.

7. In the conflict in Europe, which side's position did Esmond support?
(a) The French.
(b) The Soviets.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Spanish.

8. What did Jessica do while Esmond was selling his wares in Washington?
(a) Took care of their son at home.
(b) Worked in a library.
(c) Worked at a shoe shop.
(d) Worked as his assistant.

9. Where did Jessica and Esmond spend time visiting Kay Graham?
(a) Putnam County.
(b) Fairfield County.
(c) Nassau County.
(d) Westchester County.

10. How much did Jessica receive from her trust fund when she turned 21?
(a) One hundred pounds.
(b) Five hundred pounds.
(c) Two hundred and fifty pounds.
(d) Fifty pounts.

11. What were Jessica and Esmond hired to write about?
(a) Their aristocratic backgrounds.
(b) Their time in Spain.
(c) Their experiences in America.
(d) Their political views.

12. How did Jessica and Esmond amass a large electricity bill?
(a) They had thought that electricity was free.
(b) Some neighbors illegally tapped into their electricity.
(c) They left their lights on 24 hours a day.
(d) They forgot to pay their bills on time.

13. Upon arriving in New York, what did Jessica and Esmond notice about Americans?
(a) Their religious convictions.
(b) Their relative poverty.
(c) Their fashion sense.
(d) Their nationalistic feelings.

14. What illness did Jessica's daughter contract as a 4-month old?
(a) Measles.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Polio.
(d) Whooping cough.

15. In which month did Jessica and Esmond arrive in New York?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Jessica's siblings became a part of her social circle in London?

2. What did Donahue want Jessica and Esmond to do?

3. Who was Horton?

4. What was the pro-consul told to do in the telegram?

5. For which magazine did Michael Straight work?

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