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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 was Queen Alexandra's Hospital located?
(a) Mayfair.
(b) Holborn.
(c) Millbank.
(d) Paddington.

2. What got lost in Chapter 8?
(a) Vera's parents' savings.
(b) Vera's manuscript.
(c) Edward's baggage.
(d) Vera's engagement ring.

3. In Chapter 11, what idea had Vera more or less accepted?
(a) That she would never publish a book.
(b) That her lecturing career was over.
(c) That she would be a spinster.
(d) That she would work in politics instead of writing.

4. What was Vera ill with after returning from Italy?
(a) Jaundice.
(b) Bronchitis.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Food poisoning.

5. Where did Vera spend a lot of time after the Armistice?
(a) Buxton.
(b) London.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Lowestoft.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who died while Vera was back in England in Chapter 7?

4. What was the name of the feminist campaign group that Vera was a member of?

5. What was the title of Vera's published novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What controversy did Vera become involved in in Chapter 10. Who did she meet as a result?

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

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

4. After the Armistice, what did Vera spend a lot of time thinking about?

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

6. Who was Sir Percy Harris? What position did he offer Vera?

7. How did Vera travel to Malta? What worried Vera during her journey to Malta?

8. Where did Vera live while working at St. Jude's?

9. What news did Vera receive from Etaples in Chapter 9?

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

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