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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the magazine Esmond published?
(a) Tides of Change.
(b) Out of Bounds.
(c) Britain for the Future.
(d) Freedom Tomorrow.

2. What was Sir Mosley's first name?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Oswald.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Orville.

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

4. What item did Jessica and Esmond purchase by charging it to Farve's account?
(a) A radio.
(b) A tent.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A camera.

5. What kind of vessel did Jessica and Esmond take to Spain?
(a) A cruise ship.
(b) A cargo boat.
(c) A sail boat.
(d) A fishing boat.

6. Why did Debo and Jessica leave the school to which they were sent?
(a) The school burned down.
(b) Debo hated it.
(c) The war started.
(d) Jessica was being picked on.

7. Prince Edward's love affair with which woman scandalized Britain in the late 1930s?
(a) Hedy Lamarr.
(b) Wallis Simpson.
(c) Diana Mitford.
(d) Alice Barrymore.

8. What led to hunger marches in England in the 1930s?
(a) Drought.
(b) Political corruption.
(c) Rising unemployment.
(d) Flooding.

9. During Jessica's debut season, what caused her mother consternation?
(a) Jessica talked about her political views.
(b) Jessica was often late for events.
(c) Jessica couldn't remember people's names.
(d) Jessica didn't pay attention to her appearance.

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

11. Which school did Jessica's cousins Giles and Esmond attend?
(a) Wellington College.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) University of Exeter.
(d) Lancaster University.

12. Why were the Mitford girls at one point disallowed from visiting Diana?
(a) She was having an affair.
(b) She was ill.
(c) She was living in a bad neighborhood.
(d) She had divorced.

13. Where did Jessica learn that Esmond had run away from school?
(a) From the radio.
(b) From a friend.
(c) From her mother.
(d) From newspaper reports.

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

15. Which of the following was in the Mitford home?
(a) A swimming pool.
(b) A hospital room.
(c) A chapel.
(d) A bowling alley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Mitford son?

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

3. What did Jessica think of her married aunts?

4. Where was the Mitford home in London?

5. Who did Jessica learn was in Spain fighting?

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