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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who did Jessica learn was in Spain fighting?
(a) Tom.
(b) Giles.
(c) Esmond.
(d) Peter.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What group did Sir Mosley organize?

2. What was Esmond's surname?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. With plans to attend university, what worried Jessica about her schooling?

2. Why was Jessica disappointed by her debut season?

3. How did Jessica feel about the wedding of her sister Diana, and why didn't she attend?

4. What did Giles Romilly tell Jessica when they met for the first time?

5. What did Jessica organize with her friend Peter Nevile?

6. Where did Jessica's political beliefs lie in the 1930s?

7. What did the younger generation blame for the problems of the 1930s?

8. Why didn't the Mitfords immediately approve of Diana's engagement?

9. What was the Mitfords' home in London like?

10. After Diana married, how did Jessica's opinion of her change?

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