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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Muv frequently play on the piano to which Jessica was forced to sing along?

2. What was the purpose of the Mitfords' cruise?

3. What group did Sir Mosley organize?

4. Where were Debo and Jessica sent to school for a while?

5. At the end of Chapter 12, why did Jessica want to meet Esmond?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the Romilly brothers' book about?

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

7. How did Jessica and Esmond intend to cover their expenses in Spain?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what happened to Jessica after her husband's death. Was the direction in which she went surprising? What notable things occurred in her later years?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jessica's humor in her memoir. What kind of humor does she use? How does this affect the reader's experience? Of what events does she make light that might be surprising to some?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jessica's time in America. Why did she and Esmond move there? What struggles did they face while there? What people did they meet in America? How did they make ends meet?

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