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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Vera spend submitting her first novel to publishers?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

2. Who helped Vera publish her work?
(a) Roland's mother.
(b) Sir John Marriott.
(c) Vera's father.
(d) Rose Macauley.

3. What got lost in Chapter 8?
(a) Vera's engagement ring.
(b) Edward's baggage.
(c) Vera's manuscript.
(d) Vera's parents' savings.

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

5. How many weeks did Vera spend travelling through Europe?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

6. What did Vera find her students were interested in?
(a) The Olympics.
(b) Sinn Fein.
(c) The League of Nations.
(d) Suffrage.

7. What subject did Vera switch to when she returned to Somerville?
(a) French language.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Art.
(d) History.

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

9. Where did Vera and Winifred decide to travel together?
(a) Wales and Ireland.
(b) Central Europe.
(c) Morocco.
(d) America.

10. Legislation was being passed in England for what purpose around 1919?
(a) For better equality between men and women.
(b) To ban alcohol consumption.
(c) To reform the British school system.
(d) To make conscription illegal.

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

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

13. In Chapter 11, what is said to have been spreading through Europe?
(a) Communism.
(b) Anti-British feelings.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Unrest.

14. What worried Vera during her voyage to her foreign post?
(a) Seasickness.
(b) Submarines.
(c) Home sickness.
(d) Scurvy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the hospital where Vera worked at her foreign post?

2. In Chapter 7, who died in April?

3. Compared to Malta, why did Vera like her new work post in Chapter 8?

4. Where did Vera and Winifred find a new flat?

5. In Chapter 11, what idea had Vera more or less accepted?

(see the answer keys)

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