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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

9. When did Vera sit for her university examination?
(a) On the day WWI began.
(b) Two weeks before WWI began.
(c) One month before WWI began.
(d) Four days before WWI began.

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

11. What did Edward hint that Vera and Roland should do in Chapter 4?
(a) Throw Edward a birthday party.
(b) Elope.
(c) Break up.
(d) Move to America.

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

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

14. What did Vera intend to do after she finished at Oxford?
(a) Continue her studies at Cambridge.
(b) Work for a newspaper.
(c) Go into nursing.
(d) Get married.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Roland say he would have leave in Chapter 5?

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

4. Why was Roland at first refused by the military?

5. Which of Edward's friends did Vera strike up a friendship with in Chapter 2?

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