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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was injured at Ypres in Chapter 6?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Edward.
(c) Victor.
(d) Vera's cousin.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Edward tell his family about when he returned from camp?
(a) Flooding in the north.
(b) A concert he went to.
(c) Seeing trains full of troops.
(d) Witnessing a hotel fire.

9. What was Vera reprimanded for doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Taking part in a political protest.
(b) Dressing in boys' clothes.
(c) Talking to her brother's friends.
(d) Skipping school.

10. After the war began, what did the townspeople do when they began to panic?
(a) Fled from the town.
(b) Planted vegetable gardens.
(c) Stockpiled food.
(d) Took all of their savings out of the bank.

11. Where was Roland to be sent in Chapter 2?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) North Africa.
(d) Greece.

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

13. How did Vera feel about her provincial life?
(a) That it was difficult.
(b) That is was lonely.
(c) That it was boring.
(d) That it was ideal.

14. Where did Vera live while working at the 1st London General Hospital?
(a) In an apartment.
(b) In a hostel.
(c) In a dormitory.
(d) In a hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Vera and Betty in the hospital due to their illness?

2. Who visited Vera near the end of the term in Chapter 4?

3. What did Vera attend at her brother's school in Chapter 2?

4. What sport did Vera participate in while at Oxford?

5. In Chapter 5, who moved into quarters next to the hospital with Vera and Betty?

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