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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Tom study at school?
(a) Law.
(b) History.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Economics.

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

5. What were Jessica and the other children curious about their aunt who lived in a London flat?
(a) Why she had a scar on her face.
(b) Why she hated her sisters.
(c) Why she never sent them letters.
(d) Why she never married.

6. What was the viewpoint of the magazine Esmond published?
(a) Anti-fascist.
(b) Pro-Parliament.
(c) Anti-discriminatory.
(d) Socialist.

7. With whom did Muv arrange for Jessica to go on a shopping date?
(a) Frannie.
(b) Emily.
(c) Julia.
(d) Dora.

8. What did Jessica think of her married aunts?
(a) They were crazy.
(b) They were rather stuffy.
(c) They were amazing.
(d) They were bored.

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

10. At the end of Chapter 12, why did Jessica want to meet Esmond?
(a) She related to his section of the book he published with his brother.
(b) She wanted his help to escape from home.
(c) She had heard that he was handsome.
(d) She wanted to correct him about what he wrote in his book.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jessica sent to study with her cousin Idden?

2. With whom did Jessica become closer at the age of 15?

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

4. Who greeted Jessica and Esmond when they arrived in Spain?

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

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