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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game did Esmond believe that he found a system to win at?
(a) Roulette.
(b) Horse racing.
(c) Poker.
(d) Boule.

2. What did Jessica's father threaten would happen if she did not return from Spain to England?
(a) Esmond would be abandoned by his family.
(b) Jessica's father would marry her off to an old man.
(c) Esmond would go to prison.
(d) Jessica would be disinherited.

3. How long did Jessica and Esmond stay together in America?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three and a half years.
(d) Six months.

4. What did Esmond find a job doing in Washington?
(a) Selling vacuum cleaners.
(b) Selling umbrellas.
(c) Selling stockings.
(d) Selling encyclopedias.

5. When did Jessica and Esmond return to London from Corsica?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1936.

6. What did Donahue want Jessica and Esmond to do?
(a) Participate in his betting scheme.
(b) Produce a movie with him.
(c) Invest in some land with him.
(d) Attend his party at a casino.

7. Whom did Jessica and Esmond ask for permission to get married?
(a) Jessica's mother.
(b) Dorothy Allhusen.
(c) Jessica's legal guardian in France.
(d) A French judge.

8. What method did Esmond use to sell his products in Washington?
(a) Telephone sales.
(b) Selling from a decorated truck.
(c) Door-to-door sales.
(d) Demonstrations in parks.

9. How much money did Esmond borrow from the Meyers to invest in a bar?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) Five thousand dollars.
(d) Fifteen hundred dollars.

10. Where did Esmond find a job working in New York?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A political journal.
(c) An advertising agency.
(d) A lawyer's office.

11. After leaving Spain, which of her sisters did Jessica meet in France?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Debo.
(c) Diana.
(d) Boud.

12. Who offered to let Esmond and Jessica a house to stay in?
(a) Jessica's aunt.
(b) Dorothy Allhusen.
(c) Roger Roughton.
(d) Esmond's uncle Winston.

13. For which magazine did Michael Straight work?
(a) Life.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) The New Republic.
(d) The Saturday Evening Post.

14. To what group did many of Jessica and Esmond's London friends belong?
(a) The League of Fascists.
(b) The House of Lords.
(c) The London Horse Club.
(d) The Communist Party.

15. Who owned the business for which Esmond worked?
(a) A state senator.
(b) An organized-crime kingpin.
(c) A playboy millionaire.
(d) A small-time businessman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Esmond and Jessica collect in preparation for moving to America?

2. After the death of their daughter, to where did Esmond and Jessica travel?

3. To which state did Donahue invite Jessica and Esmond to travel with him?

4. In Washington, the Romillys met people who worked for what type of agencies?

5. How did Esmond feel about his job in Washington?

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