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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 and Winifred decide to travel together?
(a) Central Europe.
(b) Wales and Ireland.
(c) America.
(d) Morocco.

2. Who looked down on the V.A.D.s at the civilian hospital in Chapter 9?
(a) The nurses.
(b) The administration.
(c) The patients.
(d) The doctors.

3. What did a cable that Vera received in Chapter 7 say?
(a) That Vera's father was ill.
(b) That Victor had been seriously wounded.
(c) That Edward had been injured.
(d) That Edward had run away from his regiment.

4. What did Vera and Winifred often have to do because of their jobs?
(a) Stay out overnight.
(b) Stay awake for days.
(c) Attend fancy parties.
(d) Interview prisoners.

5. Why was Vera unable to go out until the end of her leave in Chapter 8?
(a) There was heavy fighting nearby.
(b) Vera was needed at the hospital.
(c) Vera had the flu.
(d) Vera had broken her leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of rules still existed at Vera's school?

2. In the 1920s, many women were dismissed from their jobs for what reason?

3. Where did Vera give a lecture in Chapter 11?

4. Whose grave did Vera find in France?

5. What subject did Vera switch to when she returned to Somerville?

Short Essay Questions

1. What became of Vera's friends Victor and Geoffrey in Chapter 7?

2. What legislation was passed in England around 1919? How did Vera benefit from this?

3. What did Roland's mother help Vera to do in Chapter 9?

4. What was life at Etaples like for Vera?

5. Where did Vera and Winifred decide to travel to in Chapter 11 and why?

6. How did Vera travel back to England for a visit in Chapter 7?

7. In Chapter 8, where did Vera ask to be sent for her next nursing assignment?

8. Why did Vera and Betty grow apart in Malta?

9. What did Vera find out when she reapplied for foreign service in Chapter 9?

10. Why was Edward agitated in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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