2. How did the World War II soldiers that Claudia worked around disguise their horror?
(a) With vandalism.
(b) They couldn't.
(c) By taking drugs.
(d) With banal language.

3. What animals do Claudia and Tom sympathize with on their visit to the zoo?
(a) Geckos.
(b) Polar bears.
(c) Kangaroos.
(d) Chimps.

4. Who creates a secret ritual to make Claudia disappear?
(a) Gordon.
(b) A witch.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Sylvia.

5. Who says the flower Claudia receives in the hospital is hardy?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Claudia.

6. Who is Claudia's date for the Chapter 2 celebration?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Tom.
(d) Southern.

7. How does Claudia react when Sylvia visits her in the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) Claudia pretends to be asleep.
(b) Claudia begs Sylvia not to leave.
(c) Claudia is happy to have company.
(d) Claudia tells Sylvia to leave.

8. Who wrote a book about Tito?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Tom.

9. Who organizes Lisa's baptism?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmothers.
(d) Her mother.

10. What does Claudia recall to be her grade on her final history exam in school?
(a) 38 percent.
(b) 99 percent.
(c) 13 percent.
(d) 100 percent plus 25 points extra credit.

11. What plant does Sylvia take to Claudia when she is in the hospital?
(a) A carnation.
(b) A rose.
(c) A poinsettia.
(d) A tulip.

12. What is the ring with a tiny compartment called?
(a) A poison ring.
(b) A market ring.
(c) A trap ring.
(d) A magician's ring.

13. Who says the war has received good press?
(a) Camille.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Tom.

14. According to Claudia, all history is a history of...
(a) Wars.
(b) Foods.
(c) People.
(d) Culture.

15. What does the back seat passenger contemplate on the way back from the airport in Chapter 3?
(a) Whether Claudia will ever agree to marry him.
(b) Whether Gordon's affairs are all in the past.
(c) Why her mother never married her father.
(d) Why he believes in destiny.