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

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

3. Where did Mrs. Mitford have a home that the family occasionally visited?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) High Wycombe.
(c) Abingdon.
(d) Coventry.

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

5. What did the Mitford children call their mother?
(a) Mother 'M'.
(b) Muv.
(c) Mums.
(d) Her majesty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In a phony letter, where did Jessica's cousins invite her to go?

3. Which political figure did Boud befriend?

4. Where had Diana gone to study?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Jessica disappointed by her debut season?

4. What did Jessica think of the Romilly brothers' book?

5. What caused tension between Jessica and one of her sisters on the cruise to the Mediterranean?

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

7. What did Jessica find out about her cousin Esmond in London?

8. What did Jessica think about her aunts and uncles?

9. What sort of education did the Mitford children receive?

10. What was the Society of Hons?

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