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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 is the bargain Claudia tries to make with God in the cathedral?
(a) That Tom can be captured, just not dead.
(b) That she will never return if God helps her get home.
(c) That she will tithe if God gives her what she wants this time.
(d) That she be pregnant if Tom dies.

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

3. Where do Claudia and Jasper take Lisa for her eighth birthday?
(a) The London Zoo.
(b) America.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) Chuck E. Cheese.

4. What does Lisa find in her mother's secret-compartment ring as a child?
(a) Sand.
(b) Money.
(c) A pill.
(d) A phone number.

5. Where do Claudia and Gordon dance together when they are young?
(a) In their club house.
(b) In the den.
(c) In the old nursery.
(d) Around the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jasper want Claudia to pretend to be while they are in Rocqueville?

2. What changed Tom's mind about his postwar plans?

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

4. What is Lisa's first instinct upon finding the item in her mother's ring as a child?

5. What does Camilla insinuate when she learns that Claudia is pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Hamilton's job offer to Claudia advance her writing career?

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

4. What fascinates Claudia about Memphis?

5. Where are Tom and Claudia when he confesses that he wants to marry her?

6. Why does Claudia refuse to pretend to be Jasper's secretary when they visit NATO together?

7. Does Sylvia expect a sexual relationship between Gordon and Claudia? Why or why not?

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

9. What uncharacteristic way does Claudia attempt to ensure Tom's safety when she learns he is missing in action?

10. When Tom tells Claudia in Chapter 8 that he has never been more happy in his life, upon what thought does Claudia silently reflect?

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