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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Nancy's mother want her work published under a pseudonym?
(a) To avoid taxes.
(b) To prevent gossiping.
(c) To create an air of mystery.
(d) So Nancy's father wouldn't find out.

2. Whom did The Society of Hons fight against?
(a) We Are The Hons.
(b) Hons of the World.
(c) The Horrible Counter-Hons.
(d) The Menacing Hon-Bunch.

3. Why did the Mitfords not immediately approve of Bryan Guinness?
(a) His fortune came from trade.
(b) His political views differed from the Mitford family's.
(c) He was a known playboy.
(d) He had no means of making a living.

4. Where did Mrs. Mitford have a home that the family occasionally visited?
(a) High Wycombe.
(b) Abingdon.
(c) Coventry.
(d) Liverpool.

5. What did Jessica call the savings account she opened?
(a) Her "Mine All Mine" savings account.
(b) Her "Running Away" savings account.
(c) Her "University Fund" savings account.
(d) Her "Rainy Day" savings account.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Diana gone to study?

2. In which town did the Mitfords' mother give gifts to the poor?

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

4. Which principle did the Mitfords' father strongly believe in?

5. With whom did the Mitford children have little contact at Swinbrook?

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