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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Mitfords go on a cruise in spring of 1936?
(a) The Baltic.
(b) The Mediterranean.
(c) France.
(d) New York.

2. How much money did Donahue tell Jessica and Esmond they had made?
(a) Seventy dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Twenty-five dollars.
(d) Forty dollars.

3. What were Jessica and the other children curious about their aunt who lived in a London flat?
(a) Why she never sent them letters.
(b) Why she never married.
(c) Why she had a scar on her face.
(d) Why she hated her sisters.

4. For what was Seldon Rodman a co-editor?
(a) A medical journal.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A left-wing magazine.
(d) A fashion magazine.

5. Where did Diana and Boud spend most of their time when Jessica was about 16?
(a) In Germany.
(b) At Swinbrook.
(c) In London.
(d) In Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jessica describe her life during her childhood?

2. Why did Nancy's mother want her work published under a pseudonym?

3. What establishment did Jessica find Esmond had opened in London?

4. Who was Mr. Donahue?

5. In which season did Jessica and Esmond return to London from Corsica?

(see the answer key)

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