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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the children call their father?
(a) Father 'M'.
(b) His Majesty.
(c) Farve.
(d) Papa.

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

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

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

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

6. Which principle did the Mitfords' father strongly believe in?
(a) Natural capitalism.
(b) Equal opportunity.
(c) Heredity.
(d) Nepotism.

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

8. What group was involved with many of the protests in the 1930s?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The Fascists.
(d) The Catholic Church.

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

10. How many days did it take to reach Spain by boat from London?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

11. Which political party did the Mitford family traditionally have an interest in?
(a) The Liberal Democrats.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The Labor Party.
(d) The Conservative Party.

12. Where had Diana gone to study?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Munich.
(d) New York.

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

14. What did Jessica call the savings account she opened?
(a) Her "University Fund" savings account.
(b) Her "Mine All Mine" savings account.
(c) Her "Running Away" savings account.
(d) Her "Rainy Day" savings account.

15. What skill did one of the children's governesses teach them?
(a) Water polo.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Manipulation.
(d) Knitting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Debo and Jessica leave the school to which they were sent?

3. What item did Jessica and Esmond purchase by charging it to Farve's account?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, why did Jessica want to meet Esmond?

5. Students from which university pledged not to support the government in the 1930s?

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