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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 caused Jessica to have a fistfight with one of her sisters while on the cruise holiday?

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

4. What was the name of the poor girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters?

5. Where did Jessica and Esmond go directly upon arriving in Spain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Jessica disappointed by her debut season?

3. What was the Society of Hons?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

Discuss the conclusion of the memoir "Daughters and Rebels." Did you like the ending? Was it surprising at all? Are there any unanswered questions?

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