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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Vera and Betty grow apart in Chapter 7?
(a) Vera spent a lot of time alone reading.
(b) Betty and Vera were too busy to see each other.
(c) Betty and Vera fought over a man.
(d) Betty became part of the tennis set.

2. What was the name of the town Vera was sent to for her next nursing assignment?
(a) Etaples.
(b) Matera.
(c) Linia.
(d) Agerola.

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

4. Where was Queen Alexandra's Hospital located?
(a) Paddington.
(b) Mayfair.
(c) Holborn.
(d) Millbank.

5. What was the title of Vera's published novel?
(a) The Superfluous Woman.
(b) The Dark Tide.
(c) The Lament of the Demobilised.
(d) Honourable Estate.

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

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

8. In Chapter 10, in which month did Vera and her flatmate leave for a European trip?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) July.

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

10. After her brother's death, what did Vera lose interest in?
(a) Politics.
(b) Eating.
(c) The war.
(d) Writing.

11. Why was Vera unable to go out until the end of her leave in Chapter 8?
(a) Vera had the flu.
(b) Vera was needed at the hospital.
(c) Vera had broken her leg.
(d) There was heavy fighting nearby.

12. Why did Vera ask for leave at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Vera's mother was sick.
(b) Betty needed Vera's help.
(c) Vera had been contacted by a publisher.
(d) Vera's brother was injured.

13. In what month did Vera leave Millbank?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) April.

14. What did Vera decide to never mention at school?
(a) The war.
(b) Her wealth.
(c) Her brother's death.
(d) Her writing aspirations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vera ill with after returning from Italy?

2. Who died while Vera was back in England in Chapter 7?

3. What did Vera experience for the first time while she was in London in Chapter 8?

4. What did Vera earn her income from?

5. What kind of housing did Vera have with her new nursing assignment in Chapter 8?

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