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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Vera's boarding school friends did she lose touch with after becoming a nurse?
(a) Betty.
(b) Winifred.
(c) Hope.
(d) Nina.

2. Why was Roland at first refused by the military?
(a) He had poor eyesight.
(b) He had pneumonia.
(c) He was deaf in one ear.
(d) He was underage.

3. What did Vera's coworkers tease her about in Chapter 5?
(a) Wearing old-fashioned shoes.
(b) Running off to get married.
(c) Constantly forgetting things.
(d) Being disciplined by the Head Nurse.

4. Which university did Vera's father agree to send her to?
(a) York.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) St. Andrews.

5. Where did Edward do his officer's training? Sandgate.
(a) London.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Bath.

6. What did Vera like to do as a child for amusement?
(a) Dance.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Draw.
(d) Write.

7. What did Vera volunteer for in Chapter 6?
(a) For the Women's Royal Naval Service.
(b) For work at a newspaper.
(c) For tutoring students hoping to go to Oxford.
(d) For the foreign service.

8. In Chapter 5, who moved into quarters next to the hospital with Vera and Betty?
(a) Mina.
(b) Marjorie.
(c) Grace.
(d) Winifred.

9. Where did Vera's parents move to from Buxton?
(a) Brighton.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Bath.
(d) Bristol.

10. When was Vera's nursing contract with the 1st London General set to expire?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) April.

11. What did Vera find out when she went to Brighton to wait for Roland?
(a) That Roland had died.
(b) That her father had had a heart attack.
(c) That one of her short stories was to be published.
(d) That Edward had been wounded.

12. Where did Edward say there was a chance his regiment would be sent in Chapter 4?
(a) To Berlin.
(b) To a Greek island.
(c) The Persian Gulf.
(d) To Northern Italy.

13. What is the name of the boarding school friend Vera kept in touch with for many years?
(a) Winifred.
(b) Rose.
(c) Betty.
(d) Hope.

14. In Chapter 2, where did Edward and his friends intend to go after their school term ended?
(a) A fishing camp.
(b) A boy scout camp.
(c) A military camp.
(d) An academic study camp.

15. In what year did Vera make her debut in London?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vera pass the examination for in Chapter 3?

2. Who did Mina have an affair with in Chapter 4?

3. What did Vera's maternal grandfather do for a living?

4. What did Vera begin to do after she finished school?

5. What did Roland send to Vera after being sent to the front?

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