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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what observation does Claudia make about her body?
(a) It is feeling tired.
(b) It is looking old.
(c) It records events.
(d) It has been through a lot.

2. Who is Mr. Hamilton that Claudia met in Rocqueville?
(a) A powerful newspaper owner.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) A foreign president.

3. As Claudia recollects, why does Jasper decide to leave his job at the Foreign Office?
(a) He wants to marry her and move to the countryside.
(b) He found a better job in Russia.
(c) He's not advancing as quickly as he'd like.
(d) He went to work for his family's business.

4. What is the relationship between Claudia and Gordon once their physical relationship has ended?
(a) They don't speak at all.
(b) They pretend nothing ever happend.
(c) They avoid each other, but do speak.
(d) They remain emotionally intimate.

5. What is missing from Tom's postwar plans as he explains his desires to Claudia?
(a) How he will start saving for what he wants.
(b) A marriage proposal.
(c) Financial goals.
(d) How he will get what he wants.

6. What is Jasper's greatest advantage in Rocqueville?
(a) His accent.
(b) His cheekbones.
(c) His extended vocabulary.
(d) Being seen with Claudia.

7. Whom is Camilla dating when she and Claudia live in Cairo?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Tom.
(c) A tour guide.
(d) An Australian war officer.

8. Where was the camp that Claudia visited in late 1945 located?
(a) In the southern United States.
(b) In the Redwood Forest.
(c) Italy.
(d) On the German-Polish border.

9. How long are Claudia and Gordon lovers?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 10 days.

10. What does Jasper want Claudia to pretend to be while they are in Rocqueville?
(a) An American.
(b) His secretary.
(c) A blind woman.
(d) A Russian spy.

11. How many people are killed in Claudia's limo accident?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

12. Who tells Claudia that Tom has been killed?
(a) Tom's mother.
(b) Tom's sergeant.
(c) Tom's brother.
(d) One of her officer friends.

13. What one aspect of Tom's postwar plans makes Claudia hesitate?
(a) Getting him a book deal.
(b) He does not have a natural talent for art like he thinks he does.
(c) He does not have a green thumb.
(d) Having a child.

14. What does Claudia apologize for in Chapter 15?
(a) For keeping secrets.
(b) Encouraging their sexual relationship.
(c) For things she said about Gordon.
(d) Being an inadequate mother.

15. What won't the nurse tell Claudia as she suffers her miscarriage?
(a) Whether she'll be able to have another baby.
(b) The baby's gender.
(c) What time it occurs.
(d) How to stop the pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claudia's limo accident occur?

2. What injuries does Claudia suffer from her limo accident?

3. What is the stranger's birthday gift to Claudia in Chapter 16?

4. How does the opportunity given to Claudia by Mr. Hamilton help her career?

5. What were Tom and Claudia exploring as he stole kisses in dark corners?

(see the answer keys)

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