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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 12, why did Jessica want to meet Esmond?
(a) She wanted his help to escape from home.
(b) She related to his section of the book he published with his brother.
(c) She had heard that he was handsome.
(d) She wanted to correct him about what he wrote in his book.

3. Why did the girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters return home quickly after arriving at Swinbrook?
(a) She was a lazy worker.
(b) She was homesick.
(c) She became ill.
(d) She was caught stealing.

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

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

6. With whom did the Mitford children have little contact at Swinbrook?
(a) Outsiders.
(b) Each other.
(c) Their extended family.
(d) Their father.

7. What did Uncle Tommy do for a living?
(a) He was a polo player.
(b) He was a magistrate.
(c) He was an artist.
(d) He was an accountant.

8. What was the educational philosophy of Swinbrook House?
(a) Girls should have only enough education to manage a household.
(b) Every child should get a university degree.
(c) Stay in school only until 16, then get married.
(d) Studying is a waste of time.

9. How did Jessica feel about meeting Esmond?
(a) Curious.
(b) Intimidated.
(c) Excited.
(d) Indifferent.

10. What establishment did Jessica find Esmond had opened in London?
(a) A center for runaway boys.
(b) An education center.
(c) A poetry house.
(d) A library.

11. What group was involved with many of the protests in the 1930s?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The Communists.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The Fascists.

12. What did the children call their father?
(a) Papa.
(b) Father 'M'.
(c) His Majesty.
(d) Farve.

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

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

15. How many days did it take to reach Spain by boat from London?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greeted Jessica and Esmond when they arrived in Spain?

2. Where did Mrs. Mitford have a home that the family occasionally visited?

3. Where did Jessica and Esmond go directly upon arriving in Spain?

4. What did Jessica quarrel about with Diana and Boud when they returned to Swinbrook?

5. Where did the Mitfords go on a cruise in spring of 1936?

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