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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) Hope.
(b) Winifred.
(c) Betty.
(d) Nina.

2. Whom did Vera become closer to after Roland died?
(a) The Head Nurse.
(b) Rose.
(c) Victor.
(d) Geoffrey.

3. What did Roland's mother think of Vera?
(a) That she was clever.
(b) That she was charming.
(c) That she was timid.
(d) That she was spoiled.

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

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

6. Which battle made Vera fear for Roland's safety?
(a) The Battle of Lone Pine.
(b) The Battle of Ypres.
(c) The Battle of Loos.
(d) The Battle of Guillemont.

7. While on leave from work in Chapter 5, where did Vera travel to?
(a) Brighton.
(b) Lowestoft.
(c) Oxford.
(d) London.

8. What illness did Vera and Betty contract in Chapter 6?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) German measles.

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

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

11. What did Vera's maternal grandfather do for a living?
(a) He was a painter.
(b) He was a professor.
(c) He was a musician.
(d) He was a writer.

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

13. What did Vera attend at her brother's school in Chapter 2?
(a) Exam day.
(b) Open House day.
(c) Sports day.
(d) Speech day.

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

15. What did Vera and Roland discuss after having dinner with her parents?
(a) Breaking up.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Going on a trip together.
(d) Visiting some school friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where was Edward's regiment sent in Chapter 4?

4. Which university did Vera's father agree to send her to?

5. How did Vera feel about her provincial life?

(see the answer keys)

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