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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 did Jessica and Esmond do with their evenings in Washington?

2. What method did Esmond use to sell his products in Washington?

3. Where did Esmond work after returning to London from France?

4. What made Esmond and Jessica decide to get their American tour started?

5. What amazed Jessica about living in Spain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Jessica and Esmond's daughter?

3. How did Jessica and Esmond lose all their money in France?

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

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

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

7. Who was Mr. Donahue, and what did he do?

8. What trouble did Jessica and Esmond run into with an electric company?

9. In the time after they left New York, what would Jessica and Esmond discuss with many of the people they met?

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 relationship with Esmond. How did they meet? What did they have in common? How did they interact with each other? What struggles did Esmond face?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Mitford sisters. Who were they and why were they famous? What was exceptional about these sisters? What defined each sister? What was Jessica's relationship like with each sister?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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