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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was evident from the way Vera worked after Roland died?
(a) That she wanted to save others from Roland's fate.
(b) That she didn't believe Roland was dead.
(c) That she no longer liked working at the hospital.
(d) That she felt like she was among family at the hospital.

3. How many women did Vera share a room with at the hostel?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

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

5. What did Edward tell Vera in a letter in Chapter 6?
(a) That he had been wounded.
(b) That he had gotten engaged.
(c) That he was returning to England.
(d) That he was leaving the army.

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

7. Where did Vera receive an appointment to work at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) King's College Hospital.
(b) Westminster Hospital.
(c) The Royal London Hospital.
(d) The 1st London General Hospital.

8. Why did Vera's family move when she was eleven years old?
(a) Because her father's job was transferred.
(b) To be near her grandparents.
(c) To be near good schools.
(d) Because they couldn't afford to live in the city anymore.

9. Where did Vera's family move when she was eleven years old?
(a) Bamford.
(b) Boundary.
(c) Buxton.
(d) Burbage.

10. How did Vera act at work after Roland's death?
(a) Irritably.
(b) Timidly.
(c) Sweetly.
(d) Rudely.

11. In which month did Vera begin her work training after finishing at Oxford?
(a) In September.
(b) In November.
(c) In June.
(d) In August.

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

13. What did Mrs. Heath Jones encourage her students to do?
(a) Go abroad to study.
(b) Participate in political protests.
(c) Read the newspaper.
(d) Write to politicians.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Vera go back to Buxton in Chapter 3?

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

3. Who did Vera have problems with in Chapter 4?

4. Where did Vera begin to do volunteer work?

5. Where did Vera live while working at the 1st London General Hospital?

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