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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the Mitford home in London?
(a) Rutland Gate.
(b) East Finchley.
(c) Dartmouth Park
(d) Chelsea.

3. What distinguished group did the Mitfords belong to?
(a) The House of Lords.
(b) The Union of English Landowners.
(c) The Oxford University Board.
(d) The Queen's Political Society.

4. What group did Sir Mosley organize?
(a) The British Socialist Supporters.
(b) The English Anarchy Movement.
(c) The British Union of Fascists.
(d) The Nazi Party of the United Kingdom.

5. How did Muv try to solve the boredom and monotony of Jessica's life?
(a) With schooling.
(b) With travel.
(c) With shopping.
(d) With parties.

6. How did Esmond earn a living while in Spain?
(a) Selling state secrets.
(b) Writing for a newspaper.
(c) Collecting scrap metal.
(d) Farming.

7. What year was it at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1928

8. Who did Jessica learn was in Spain fighting?
(a) Peter.
(b) Esmond.
(c) Giles.
(d) Tom.

9. Where were Debo and Jessica sent to school for a while?
(a) Ashford.
(b) High Wycombe.
(c) Oakdale.
(d) London.

10. Who was Dorothy Allhusen?
(a) A maid at Swinbrook House.
(b) Jessica's father's mistress.
(c) One of Jessica's governesses.
(d) Esmond's guardian.

11. While Jessica was planning to go to Spain, where was Muv making plans to go?
(a) On a vacation in Italy.
(b) To live in Paris for a year.
(c) To visit family in London.
(d) On a world cruise.

12. How old was Jessica around the time of Diana's wedding?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Eighteen years old.
(d) Fifteen years old.

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

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

15. What did Nancy miss about living at Swinbrook?
(a) The country air.
(b) Seeing her friends.
(c) Having servants.
(d) Her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Nancy's mother want her work published under a pseudonym?

2. What did Muv frequently play on the piano to which Jessica was forced to sing along?

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

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

5. To Jessica, what was the best part about being a debutante?

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