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

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

3. What did Vera call her new roommate in Chapter 8?
(a) Red-haired S.
(b) Red-haired M.
(c) Red-haired D.
(d) Red-haired F.

4. What was the name of the town Vera was sent to for her next nursing assignment?
(a) Etaples.
(b) Linia.
(c) Matera.
(d) Agerola.

5. Where did Vera give a lecture in Chapter 11?
(a) St. Monica's.
(b) The 1st London General Hospital.
(c) Somerville.
(d) Buxton.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what topic did Vera become an accomplished lecturer?

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

3. Where was Queen Alexandra's Hospital located?

4. How long did Vera spend submitting her first novel to publishers?

5. Where did Vera meet with Oswaldo Giacoma?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After returning from Europe, what was Vera's main source of income? What were Vera's career ambitions?

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

6. What was the title of Vera's published novel and what was it about?

7. What was life at Etaples like for Vera?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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