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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. Which of the following was in the Mitford home?

2. Which political party did the Mitford family traditionally have an interest in?

3. How did Jessica feel about meeting Esmond?

4. What establishment did Jessica find Esmond had opened in London?

5. What item did Jessica and Esmond purchase by charging it to Farve's account?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jessica's parents. How would you describe her parents? What was their relationship like with Jessica?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of "Daughters and Rebels." Was Jessica a writer by trade? What other works did she write? Can any connections be made between this memoir and her other works? In what style did she write this book?

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