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

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

3. Why did the length of Vera's letters to Roland decrease?
(a) She didn't have time to write to Roland.
(b) She wasn't allowed to say what happened at the hospital.
(c) She ran out of things to say to Roland.
(d) She had to ration her letter-writing paper.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vera once have a dream about after finishing University?

2. What did Vera intend to do after she finished at Oxford?

3. How many women did Vera share a room with at the hostel?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who did Vera strike up a friendship with in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. What did Vera agonize over in Chapter 4?

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

7. What did Vera do to contribute to the war effort in Chapter 4?

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

9. Who were Vera's two friends at boarding school?

10. What was Vera's family background? How did her parents meet?

(see the answer keys)

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