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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 happened to Vera one day while working in the ward?
(a) She was yelled at by a doctor.
(b) She came down with a high fever.
(c) She collapsed.
(d) She sprained her ankle.

2. In Chapter 2, what did Vera spend her time writing?
(a) Novels.
(b) Letters to politicians.
(c) Letters to penpals around the world.
(d) Newspaper articles.

3. Why did Vera go back to Buxton in Chapter 3?
(a) For Easter.
(b) For her birthday.
(c) For a funeral.
(d) For Christmas.

4. What Oxford exam did Vera sit and pass in Chapter 3?
(a) Latin.
(b) Biology.
(c) Greek.
(d) Modern history.

5. How long was the journey from Buxton to London by train?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Three hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Vera go for comfort during her last semester at Oxford?

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

3. In Chapter 2, where did Edward and his friends intend to go after their school term ended?

4. Whom did Vera become closer to after Roland died?

5. Why did the length of Vera's letters to Roland decrease?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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