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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jessica quarrel about with Diana and Boud when they returned to Swinbrook?
(a) Their trust funds.
(b) The family's vacation plans.
(c) A boy named James.
(d) Politics.

2. With whom did Jessica become closer at the age of 15?
(a) Her cousin Giles.
(b) Her sister Nancy.
(c) Her sister Boud.
(d) Her father.

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

4. What did Nancy publish in the 1920s?
(a) A newspaper article.
(b) A novel.
(c) A journal.
(d) An instructional pamphlet.

5. Where did Jessica and Esmond go directly upon arriving in Spain?
(a) A boxing match.
(b) A dinner show.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A post office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the educational philosophy of Swinbrook House?

2. What was the purpose of the Mitfords' cruise?

3. Who did Jessica learn was in Spain fighting?

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

5. Where did the Mitfords live for several months after their holiday cruise?

(see the answer key)

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