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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. Where did Vera's parents move to from Buxton?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Bath.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Bristol.

2. What did Vera attend at her brother's school in Chapter 2?
(a) Exam day.
(b) Sports day.
(c) Speech day.
(d) Open House day.

3. Which of Edward's friends did Vera strike up a friendship with in Chapter 2?
(a) Victor.
(b) Harold.
(c) Roland.
(d) Geoffrey.

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

5. When did Vera sit for her university examination?
(a) Two weeks before WWI began.
(b) On the day WWI began.
(c) One month before WWI began.
(d) Four days before WWI began.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Vera's nursing contract with the 1st London General set to expire?

2. What is the name of Vera's brother?

3. How long were Vera and Betty in the hospital due to their illness?

4. What did the locals ridicule Vera for in Chapter 2?

5. What did Roland's mother think of Vera?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what is said to have occurred beginning in July, and how did this affect Vera's family?

3. What did Vera agonize over in Chapter 4?

4. What was Mrs. Heath Jones's influence on Vera?

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

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

7. Why was Vera allowed to attend University in Chapter 2?

8. What did Edward report seeing on his way back from military camp in Chapter 3? What did the townspeople begin to do after the war started?

9. What was often the topic of conversation when Vera spoke to Edward and wrote to Roland?

10. Why did Vera consider taking a leave from her schooling in Chapter 4?

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