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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1920s, many women were dismissed from their jobs for what reason?
(a) They had children.
(b) They were married.
(c) They were pregnant.
(d) They were unmarried.

2. How did Vera think Winifred viewed her?
(a) As someone to brainstorm with.
(b) As someone to share secrets with.
(c) As someone to manipulate.
(d) As someone to make fun of.

3. After her brother's death, what did Vera publish?
(a) Magazine articles about Malta.
(b) A collection of short stories.
(c) A book of verse.
(d) A novel.

4. Compared to Malta, why did Vera like her new work post in Chapter 8?
(a) She was in a populated area.
(b) She had more privacy.
(c) She had less free time.
(d) She had more free time.

5. Who did Vera visit in hospitals in Chapter 9?
(a) Former classmates.
(b) Fellow voluntary aid detachment nurses.
(c) Patients who had been transferred from Malta.
(d) People who were with her brother when he died.

6. What was Vera ill with after returning from Italy?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Jaundice.

7. In Chapter 9, what did the letters from Etaples tell Vera?
(a) That the camp had been bombed.
(b) That she had to return immediately.
(c) That the nurses there had all become ill.
(d) That she had left some of her belongings behind.

8. What is a charlady?
(a) A personal assistant.
(b) A housekeeper.
(c) A landlady.
(d) A chaperone.

9. Why did Vera and Winifred's charlady quit?
(a) She claimed Vera and Winifred refused to pay her.
(b) She claimed Vera and Winifred were of questionable character.
(c) She claimed Vera and Winifred were rude to her.
(d) She claimed Vera and Winifred were too messy.

10. Resulting from the societal changes around 1919, what was Vera able to do in Chapter 10?
(a) Join the army.
(b) Receive a grant to start her own business.
(c) Vote.
(d) Earn a degree from Oxford.

11. What kind of housing did Vera have with her new nursing assignment in Chapter 8?
(a) A hut.
(b) A cabin.
(c) An inn.
(d) A flat.

12. What did Vera and Winifred often have to do because of their jobs?
(a) Interview prisoners.
(b) Stay awake for days.
(c) Attend fancy parties.
(d) Stay out overnight.

13. What illness did Vera contract shortly after arriving at her foreign post?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Diphtheria.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Influenza.

14. Where did Vera take a teaching job?
(a) Hammersmith.
(b) South Kensington.
(c) Ealing.
(d) Hounslow.

15. Who did Vera spend a lot of her time with after the Armistice?
(a) Mina.
(b) Betty.
(c) Winifred.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of Vera's published novel?

2. Who did Vera get to meet as a result of her writing?

3. Where did Vera live while working at the civilian hospital in Chapter 9?

4. What worried Vera during her voyage to her foreign post?

5. What was the name of the civilian hospital Vera was assigned to in Chapter 9?

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