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Jessica Mitford
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Daughters and Rebels: An Autobiography Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why didn't Jessica attend Diana's wedding?
(a) She didn't approve of Bryan Guinness.
(b) She had scarlet fever.
(c) She got lost on the way to the church.
(d) The car she was riding in broke down.

6. Where was Jessica sent to study with her cousin Idden?
(a) Rome.
(b) Berlin.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

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

8. What was the name of the language Unity and Jessica made up?
(a) Waspertootle.
(b) Boudledidge.
(c) Lum-yum.
(d) Berfonom.

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

10. At the end of Chapter 12, why did Jessica want to meet Esmond?
(a) She wanted to correct him about what he wrote in his book.
(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 his help to escape from home.

11. What was the name of the Mitford son?
(a) William.
(b) Tom.
(c) Peter.
(d) George.

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

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

14. What would Uncle Tommy tell the children stories about?
(a) His army days.
(b) His university days.
(c) His days at sea.
(d) His childhood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vessel did Jessica and Esmond take to Spain?

2. Who did Jessica learn was in Spain fighting?

3. Prince Edward's love affair with which woman scandalized Britain in the late 1930s?

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

5. What did the Mitford children call their mother?

(see the answer keys)

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