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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did the Mitfords go on a cruise in spring of 1936?
(a) The Baltic.
(b) France.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) New York.
2. Why did the girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters return home quickly after arriving at Swinbrook?
(a) She became ill.
(b) She was homesick.
(c) She was caught stealing.
(d) She was a lazy worker.
3. What was the name of the Mitford son?
(a) Peter.
(b) William.
(c) George.
(d) Tom.
4. Why did Debo and Jessica leave the school to which they were sent?
(a) The school burned down.
(b) The war started.
(c) Debo hated it.
(d) Jessica was being picked on.
5. What did Tom study at school?
(a) History.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Economics.
(d) Law.
6. Why were the Mitford girls at one point disallowed from visiting Diana?
(a) She had divorced.
(b) She was ill.
(c) She was having an affair.
(d) She was living in a bad neighborhood.
7. What establishment did Jessica find Esmond had opened in London?
(a) A library.
(b) A poetry house.
(c) A center for runaway boys.
(d) An education center.
8. What kind of vessel did Jessica and Esmond take to Spain?
(a) A fishing boat.
(b) A sail boat.
(c) A cargo boat.
(d) A cruise ship.
9. Who was Dorothy Allhusen?
(a) Jessica's father's mistress.
(b) A maid at Swinbrook House.
(c) Esmond's guardian.
(d) One of Jessica's governesses.
10. What did the children call their father?
(a) Father 'M'.
(b) Papa.
(c) Farve.
(d) His Majesty.
11. What did Nancy miss about living at Swinbrook?
(a) Seeing her friends.
(b) Her parents.
(c) The country air.
(d) Having servants.
12. Which principle did the Mitfords' father strongly believe in?
(a) Equal opportunity.
(b) Natural capitalism.
(c) Heredity.
(d) Nepotism.
13. To Jessica, what was the best part about being a debutante?
(a) Meeting new people.
(b) Attending parties.
(c) Getting dressed up.
(d) Mixing with the upper class.
14. What did Jessica call the savings account she opened?
(a) Her "Rainy Day" savings account.
(b) Her "Mine All Mine" savings account.
(c) Her "University Fund" savings account.
(d) Her "Running Away" savings account.
15. What did Jessica quarrel about with Diana and Boud when they returned to Swinbrook?
(a) Their trust funds.
(b) A boy named James.
(c) The family's vacation plans.
(d) Politics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Nancy's mother want her work published under a pseudonym?
2. How did Jessica feel about meeting Esmond?
3. Where was Jessica sent to study with her cousin Idden?
4. At the age of 15, Jessica began to read books about what topic?
5. What was Esmond's surname?
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