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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 was the educational philosophy of Swinbrook House?

2. What did Nancy miss about living at Swinbrook?

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

4. Why did Nancy's mother want her work published under a pseudonym?

5. What did the children call their father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Hitler involved with the Mitford family?

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

3. What was Jessica and Esmond's boat trip to Spain like?

4. Where did Jessica go for a year around the age of 15-16?

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

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

7. What was the Romilly brothers' book about?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jessica's desire for education growing up. In what form did she receive education during her childhood? What did she fear would happen if she did not receive a proper education? Why didn't her mother allow her to go to school? What did her mother think was the role of women?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jessica's relationship with Esmond. How did they meet? What did they have in common? How did they interact with each other? What struggles did Esmond face?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jessica's struggles throughout the memoir. What caused these obstacles, and how did she deal with them? Was she able to overcome them? Why or why not?

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