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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 was the name of the poor girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Rose.
(c) Doris.
(d) Lizzie.

2. Which school did Jessica's cousins Giles and Esmond attend?
(a) Wellington College.
(b) University of Exeter.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Lancaster University.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jessica learn that Esmond had run away from school?

2. Why did the Mitfords not immediately approve of Bryan Guinness?

3. What group was involved with many of the protests in the 1930s?

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

5. What did the Mitford children call their mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the late 1930s, how did Muv try to make Jessica, bored and frustrated with her life, feel better about her future?

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

3. Explain Jessica's relationship with a girl named Rose.

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

5. What were the institutions in which the Mitford family had an interest?

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

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

8. With an awareness of poverty, what idea did Jessica come up with as a child?

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

10. Why was Jessica disappointed by her debut season?

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