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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization did Jessica join in her teens?
(a) The Lady Birds.
(b) The Sunbeams.
(c) The Girls' Brigade.
(d) The Girl Guides.

2. What job did Muv offer to the girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters?
(a) Stable girl.
(b) Between maid.
(c) Kitchen assistant.
(d) Seamstress.

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

4. Which principle did the Mitfords' father strongly believe in?
(a) Heredity.
(b) Equal opportunity.
(c) Natural capitalism.
(d) Nepotism.

5. What did the Mitford children call their mother?
(a) Her majesty.
(b) Mums.
(c) Muv.
(d) Mother 'M'.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which political party did the Mitford family traditionally have an interest in?

2. What did Jessica think of her married aunts?

3. Where was the Mitford home in London?

4. What did the children call their father?

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

(see the answer key)

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