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

2. What sport did Vera participate in while at Oxford?
(a) Rowing.
(b) Field hockey.
(c) Show jumping.
(d) Tennis.

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

4. Who did Vera have problems with in Chapter 4?
(a) A doctor at the hospital.
(b) One of her patients.
(c) Her father.
(d) The Head of Nursing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Edward do his officer's training? Sandgate.

2. When did Vera sit for her university examination?

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

4. What field did Roland's mother work in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Vera's living arrangements when she started working at the 1st London General Hospital?

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

3. How did Vera and Roland's relationship progress in Chapter 3?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. How did Vera settle into life at Oxford?

9. Why was Edward not able to enlist in the military when he wanted to? Why was Roland rejected by the military at first?

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

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