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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. After being cut off by her family, what job did Jessica do to earn money?
2. What illness did Jessica's daughter contract as a 4-month old?
3. How did Jessica feel while attending the Communist Party meeting?
4. How did Esmond feel about his job in Washington?
5. How much did Jessica receive from her trust fund when she turned 21?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Jessica and Esmond leave Spain?
2. Where did Esmond find employment, and how was the pay?
3. What did Jessica and Esmond decide to do after Esmond lost his job?
4. What did the Durrs ask Jessica and Esmond about when they visited for dinner?
5. What trouble did Jessica and Esmond run into with an electric company?
6. How did Jessica and Esmond lose all their money in France?
7. What did Jessica think of the protest meeting held by the Communists that she attended?
8. How did Esmond come to be part owner of a restaurant in Miami?
9. What did a friend offer Jessica and Esmond to help with their financial troubles?
10. While living in Washington, D.C., what were the Romillys hired to write and by whom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the class system as it is portrayed in the memoir. Where was Jessica's family in regard to the class system? In what ways did her family try to "keep up appearances"? How was her life dictated by the social rules set out for her class?
Essay Topic 2
What is pacifism? Did Jessica believe in pacifism? Why or why not? What are the principles of pacifism?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss what happened to Jessica after her husband's death. Was the direction in which she went surprising? What notable things occurred in her later years?
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