2. In Chapter 6, what did Vera tell the Principal at Somerville?
(a) That women were treated badly at Oxford.
(b) That she wanted to do her studies via correspondence.
(c) That she would resume her studies the following autumn.
(d) That she would not resume her studies until the war was over.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What did the locals ridicule Vera for in Chapter 2?
(a) Studying hard.
(b) Wearing the latest fashions.
(c) Spending most of her time in London.
(d) Speaking Latin in the village.

12. What happened to Vera one day while working in the ward?
(a) She sprained her ankle.
(b) She collapsed.
(c) She was yelled at by a doctor.
(d) She came down with a high fever.

13. Where did Vera go for comfort during her last semester at Oxford?
(a) At the library.
(b) At a gallery.
(c) At the chapel.
(d) At her aunt's home.

14. Who visited Vera near the end of the term in Chapter 4?
(a) Roland.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Edward.
(d) Betty.

15. What did Vera find out when she went to Brighton to wait for Roland?
(a) That Edward had been wounded.
(b) That Roland had died.
(c) That one of her short stories was to be published.
(d) That her father had had a heart attack.