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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two physical characteristics does Claudia believe have made her life different?
(a) Her height and her high cheek bones.
(b) Her beauty and intelligence.
(c) Her appendectomy and an old scar.
(d) Her hair and her smile.

2. How old is Claudia when she takes the position afforded her due to the successful book she recalls in Chapter 13?
(a) 29.
(b) 26.
(c) 39.
(d) 46.

3. What ceases the physical relationship between Claudia and Gordon?
(a) Claudia gets pregnant.
(b) They get caught.
(c) They lose interest in each other.
(d) Gordon dumps her for Sylvia.

4. Where does Claudia's limo accident occur?
(a) In Egypt.
(b) In downtown Los Angeles.
(c) On a movie set.
(d) On the Brooklyn Bridge.

5. What position does the successful book Claudia recalls in Chapter 13 earn her?
(a) An editor's job.
(b) Historical advisor for the book's film rights.
(c) An appearance on a popular talk show.
(d) A position at NATO.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Claudia and Jasper go to Rocqueville?

2. In what year do the Allies endure months of standoff with Rommel's tanks?

3. When Claudia revisits Egypt as a tourist, why is her bus companion disappointed?

4. How do Claudia and Gordon feel when they dance together?

5. Who in Claudia's current life knows about her miscarriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss why Claudia and Gordon like to dance with each other, even as children.

2. How is it that Claudia acquires Tom's journal?

3. How does Claudia define "history" to Mr. Hamilton?

4. Why does Jasper decide to pursue a career in TV?

5. Why does Claudia say Lisa's birth complicated everything?

6. How does Claudia describe Cortez? How popular was her book about him?

7. Whom does Claudia use for her standard of measurement when judging men and why?

8. According to Claudia, what does the destruction of Memphis reveal about history?

9. Why doesn't the nurse try to stop Claudia's miscarriage?

10. For what two reasons is Camilla amazed by Claudia's pregnancy?

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