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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 Edward tell Vera in a letter in Chapter 6?
(a) That he had gotten engaged.
(b) That he was returning to England.
(c) That he had been wounded.
(d) That he was leaving the army.

2. What did Edward need his father's permission to do?
(a) Register to vote.
(b) Go to University.
(c) Enter an artistic competition.
(d) Join the military.

3. While on leave from work in Chapter 5, where did Vera travel to?
(a) Brighton.
(b) London.
(c) Lowestoft.
(d) Oxford.

4. Where did Edward do his officer's training? Sandgate.
(a) Bristol.
(b) London.
(c) Bath.
(d) Oxford.

5. What is the name of the boarding school friend Vera kept in touch with for many years?
(a) Winifred.
(b) Hope.
(c) Rose.
(d) Betty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which university did Vera's father agree to send her to?

2. What is the name of the school Vera was sent to at age thirteen?

3. After the war began, what did the townspeople do when they began to panic?

4. What did Edward tell his family about when he returned from camp?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Vera agonize over in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

10. What was Vera's childhood like? What did she like to do as a child?

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