View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sir Percy Harris want to hire Vera as?
(a) His secretary.
(b) His advisor.
(c) His speech writer.
(d) His office manager.

2. For how many years did Vera lecture on her specialist subject?
(a) Two years.
(b) More than three years.
(c) Only one year.
(d) More than five years.

3. What did Vera feel she had to lecture about?
(a) Communism.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Industrialism.
(d) Bolshevism.

4. Where did Vera take her mother after returning to England in Chapter 9?
(a) To the 1st London General Hospital.
(b) To her mother's house.
(c) To Vera's flat.
(d) To a private clinic.

5. After Malta, where did Vera ask to be sent for her next nursing assignment?
(a) France.
(b) Africa.
(c) Greece.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her brother's death, what did Vera lose interest in?

2. Where did Vera and Winifred decide to travel together?

3. Where did Vera spend a lot of time after the Armistice?

4. How did Vera think Winifred viewed her?

5. What did Vera call her new roommate in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Edward agitated in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 11, what were Vera's thoughts on marriage?

4. On what topic did Vera become an accomplished speaker? How in-demand was she as a lecturer?

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

6. What did students who had been involved with the war find hard to adjust to at Oxford?

7. What did Vera hope to find on her European trip?

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

9. How did the process of getting their novels published go for Vera and Winifred?

10. How did Vera pursue her interest in writing in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 708 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample