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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the age of 15, Jessica began to read books about what topic?
(a) Human sexuality.
(b) Socialism.
(c) The monarchy.
(d) Life in America.

2. Where did Mrs. Mitford have a home that the family occasionally visited?
(a) High Wycombe.
(b) Coventry.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Abingdon.

3. In a phony letter, where did Jessica's cousins invite her to go?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Germany.

4. Which political figure did Boud befriend?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Franco.
(d) Churchill.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Nancy's mother want her work published under a pseudonym?
(a) So Nancy's father wouldn't find out.
(b) To avoid taxes.
(c) To prevent gossiping.
(d) To create an air of mystery.

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

12. As part of her social debut, where was Jessica presented?
(a) Kensington Palace Gardens.
(b) The Albert Hall.
(c) Westminster Abbey.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

13. According to Muv, what did marriage result in?
(a) Utter happiness.
(b) Being able to relax.
(c) Money to do the things you've always wanted to do.
(d) A woman having things to keep her busy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters return home quickly after arriving at Swinbrook?

2. In which town did the Mitfords' mother give gifts to the poor?

3. What caused Jessica to have a fistfight with one of her sisters while on the cruise holiday?

4. What job did Muv offer to the girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters?

5. Where was the Mitford home in London?

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