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

2. What job did Muv offer to the girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Kitchen assistant.
(c) Between maid.
(d) Stable girl.

3. What establishment did Jessica find Esmond had opened in London?
(a) A center for runaway boys.
(b) A library.
(c) A poetry house.
(d) An education center.

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

5. Why did the girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters return home quickly after arriving at Swinbrook?
(a) She was caught stealing.
(b) She became ill.
(c) She was a lazy worker.
(d) She was homesick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jessica quarrel about with Diana and Boud when they returned to Swinbrook?

2. What did Nancy miss about living at Swinbrook?

3. What was the viewpoint of the magazine Esmond published?

4. What was the name of the Mitford son?

5. With whom did Muv arrange for Jessica to go on a shopping date?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Hitler involved with the Mitford family?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the Romilly brothers' book about?

9. What was the Society of Hons?

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

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