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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. Who did Jessica learn was in Spain fighting?

2. Which political figure did Boud befriend?

3. What did Uncle Tommy do for a living?

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

5. To Jessica, what was the best part about being a debutante?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What effect did the friends Nancy invited to visit Swinbrook have on Jessica?

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

5. What ruse did Jessica come up with to disguise her plans to go to Spain?

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

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

8. How was Hitler involved with the Mitford family?

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

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

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 the external events that took place while Jessica was growing up and living with Esmond. How did these events shape and influence her beliefs and actions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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