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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which college at the university does Vera decide to enter?
(a) Somerville College.
(b) Exeter College.
(c) Trinity College.
(d) Magdalen College.

2. What Oxford exam did Vera sit and pass in Chapter 3?
(a) Biology.
(b) Latin.
(c) Modern history.
(d) Greek.

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

4. What is the name of Vera's brother?
(a) David.
(b) James.
(c) Edward.
(d) Robert.

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

6. What did Edward tell his father at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) That he would go to Harvard.
(b) The he failed his university entrance exams.
(c) That he would not attend University unless Vera did
(d) That he was going to fight in Europe.

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

8. Where did Vera begin to do volunteer work?
(a) A hospital in Devonshire.
(b) A hospital in Cornwall.
(c) A hospital in Wiltshire.
(d) A hospital in Dorset.

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

10. What did Vera pass the examination for in Chapter 3?
(a) Driving an automobile.
(b) First aid.
(c) Child care.
(d) Veterinary care.

11. What happened on the train ride from London to Buxton in Chapter 4?
(a) Vera told Roland she was going to America.
(b) Roland became ill.
(c) Roland and Vera had their first argument.
(d) Roland and Vera got engaged.

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

13. What did Vera attend while in London to see Roland?
(a) A job interview.
(b) A war fundraiser.
(c) A suffrage rally.
(d) A debutant ball.

14. What did Vera often do at the hospital?
(a) Set bones.
(b) Counseled patients.
(c) Prepared dressing trays.
(d) Stitched up wounds.

15. In which month did Vera's night duty end?
(a) May.
(b) February.
(c) January.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the boarding school friend Vera kept in touch with for many years?

3. Which battle made Vera fear for Roland's safety?

4. Where did Vera's parents move to from Buxton?

5. What did Mrs. Heath Jones encourage her students to do?

(see the answer keys)

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