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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. In which area of New York did Jessica and Esmond rent an apartment?

2. How much money did Esmond borrow from the Meyers to invest in a bar?

3. Whom did Jessica and Esmond ask for permission to get married?

4. Where did Jessica and Esmond spend time visiting Kay Graham?

5. Where did Jessica and Esmond stay at a small cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jessica and Esmond leave Spain?

2. With whom did Jessica find a new job in 1939?

3. Where did Jessica and Esmond find employment in London?

4. With whom did Jessica and Esmond stay in Martha's Vineyard? What types of people did they meet in Martha's Vineyard?

5. What did Jessica and Esmond decide to do after Esmond lost his job?

6. How did Jessica and Esmond end up in Miami?

7. How did Esmond come to be part owner of a restaurant in Miami?

8. Why did Jessica refuse to have lunch on the ship that Nancy was supposed to have been on?

9. What story was replayed in the press when Jessica and Esmond moved to New York?

10. What did the Durrs ask Jessica and Esmond about when they visited for dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jessica's time in France. Why did she move to France? What did she and Esmond do while there? What struggles did they face?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the external events that took place while Jessica was growing up and living with Esmond. How did these events shape and influence her beliefs and actions?

Essay Topic 3

What is socialism? Why did Jessica believe in socialism? How did her belief in socialism affect her personal relationships? How did her belief in socialism influence her life?

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