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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What group did Vera become involved in at Oxford in Chapter 3?
(a) A humorist group.
(b) A journalism group.
(c) A pacifism organization.
(d) A suffrage organization.

5. What is the name of Vera's brother?
(a) Robert.
(b) James.
(c) Edward.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Vera one day while working in the ward?

2. Who did Vera have problems with in Chapter 4?

3. Where was Edward's regiment sent in Chapter 4?

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

5. What did Mrs. Heath Jones introduce Vera to while she was at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vera decide to do after her contract at the hospital ended in Chapter 6?

2. What did Vera's father tell her at the end of Chapter 2? How did Edward respond to this?

3. Why wasn't Mina eager to join Vera as a nurse in London?

4. What change occurred in Vera's parents' lives in Chapter 5?

5. What illness did Vera and Betty contract in Chapter 6?

6. What did Vera have a dream about in Chapter 4?

7. In Chapter 5, what happened to Vera one day while working at the hospital? What did Vera do while on leave from work?

8. What was Vera's family background? How did her parents meet?

9. How did Vera change after Roland's death?

10. Where did Vera meet Roland when he returned to England in Chapter 4? What happened on their train journey?

(see the answer keys)

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