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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 receive an appointment to work at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Westminster Hospital.
(b) The 1st London General Hospital.
(c) King's College Hospital.
(d) The Royal London Hospital.

2. Whom did Vera become closer to after Roland died?
(a) Victor.
(b) The Head Nurse.
(c) Rose.
(d) Geoffrey.

3. What did Vera like to do as a child for amusement?
(a) Write.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Dance.
(d) Draw.

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

5. Why did Vera's family move when she was eleven years old?
(a) Because her father's job was transferred.
(b) To be near good schools.
(c) Because they couldn't afford to live in the city anymore.
(d) To be near her grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which college at the university does Vera decide to enter?

3. What sport did Vera participate in while at Oxford?

4. What did Roland send to Vera after being sent to the front?

5. Where was Roland to be sent in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Vera settle into life at Oxford?

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

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

7. What did Vera find out when she returned home to Buxton from Lowestoft?

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

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

10. As Roland's December leave approached, what did Vera begin to think about?

(see the answer keys)

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