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. Resulting from the societal changes around 1919, what was Vera able to do in Chapter 10?
(a) Join the army.
(b) Vote.
(c) Earn a degree from Oxford.
(d) Receive a grant to start her own business.

2. What did Vera find out when she reapplied for foreign service in Chapter 9?
(a) That she would be shipped out immediately.
(b) That the rules had changed.
(c) That she was banned.
(d) That she had to take another nursing course.

3. What did Vera want a career as?
(a) A writer.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A lecturer.
(d) An activist.

4. How did Vera view Winifred?
(a) As someone who didn't think for herself..
(b) As someone who sat out the war in a classroom.
(c) As someone who knew how to get what she wanted.
(d) As someone to act as a role model.

5. What kind of organization did Vera and Winifred join in Chapter 11?
(a) A conservative organization.
(b) A fascist organization.
(c) A liberal organization.
(d) A revolutionary organization.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Legislation was being passed in England for what purpose around 1919?

3. What was the name of the town Vera was sent to for her next nursing assignment?

4. Why did Vera ask for leave at the end of Chapter 8?

5. What did Vera feel she had to lecture about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Vera's first assignment upon arriving at the hospital in France?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 773 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample