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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who delivered the note to the Mitfords saying Jessica and Esmond eloped?
(a) Peter.
(b) Tom.
(c) The postman.
(d) Diana.

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

3. What caused Jessica to have a fistfight with one of her sisters while on the cruise holiday?
(a) A boy.
(b) A swastika pin.
(c) A political pamphlet.
(d) A pair of shoes.

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

5. What did Jessica notice about Diana after her wedding?
(a) Diana treated Jessica differently.
(b) Diana became sweeter.
(c) Diana lost interest in Bryan.
(d) Diana looked pregnant.

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

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

8. In which town did the Mitfords' mother give gifts to the poor?
(a) Bibury.
(b) Swinbrook.
(c) Winchcombe.
(d) Bath.

9. What was the name of the magazine Esmond published?
(a) Freedom Tomorrow.
(b) Britain for the Future.
(c) Out of Bounds.
(d) Tides of Change.

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. What did Jessica quarrel about with Diana and Boud when they returned to Swinbrook?
(a) Their trust funds.
(b) Politics.
(c) The family's vacation plans.
(d) A boy named James.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only sibling at Swinbrook with Jessica after her debut season?

2. What establishment did Jessica find Esmond had opened in London?

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

4. Which of the following was in the Mitford home?

5. Where did Mrs. Mitford have a home that the family occasionally visited?

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