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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. What worried Vera during her voyage to her foreign post?
(a) Home sickness.
(b) Submarines.
(c) Seasickness.
(d) Scurvy.

2. What was the name of the hospital where Vera worked at her foreign post?
(a) St. Sebastian's.
(b) St. Bernard's.
(c) St. George's.
(d) St. Michael's.

3. Who died while Vera was back in England in Chapter 7?
(a) Edward.
(b) Betty.
(c) Geoffrey.
(d) Victor.

4. On what topic did Vera become an accomplished lecturer?
(a) Equality for men and women.
(b) Women's suffrage.
(c) The British health care system.
(d) The League of Nations.

5. Who helped Vera publish her work?
(a) Roland's mother.
(b) Vera's father.
(c) Sir John Marriott.
(d) Rose Macauley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Vera live with after finishing school?

2. Where were Betty and Vera assigned to duty in Chapter 7?

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

4. What was Vera's published novel about?

5. What was Vera ill with after returning from Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Edward agitated in Chapter 8?

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

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

4. Who did Vera clash with in Chapter 10?

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

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

7. What was life at Etaples like for Vera?

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

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

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

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