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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What field did Roland's mother work in?
(a) Music.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Education.
(d) Journalism.

2. What group did Vera become involved in at Oxford in Chapter 3?
(a) A suffrage organization.
(b) A journalism group.
(c) A humorist group.
(d) A pacifism organization.

3. Why did Vera go back to Buxton in Chapter 3?
(a) For her birthday.
(b) For a funeral.
(c) For Easter.
(d) For Christmas.

4. Why did the length of Vera's letters to Roland decrease?
(a) She wasn't allowed to say what happened at the hospital.
(b) She ran out of things to say to Roland.
(c) She didn't have time to write to Roland.
(d) She had to ration her letter-writing paper.

5. Who did Vera get to meet as a result of her writing?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The commander of the British army.
(d) The head of Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died while Vera was back in England in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 2, what did Vera spend her time writing?

3. Which of Vera's boarding school friends did she lose touch with after becoming a nurse?

4. After her brother's death, what did Vera publish?

5. What did Vera find out when she reapplied for foreign service in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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