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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 subject did Vera switch to when she returned to Somerville?
(a) History.
(b) French language.
(c) Art.
(d) Archeology.

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

3. How did Vera think Winifred viewed her?
(a) As someone to make fun of.
(b) As someone to share secrets with.
(c) As someone to brainstorm with.
(d) As someone to manipulate.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After her brother's death, what did Vera publish?

2. Who did Vera visit in hospitals in Chapter 9?

3. Where did Vera and Winifred find a new flat?

4. Which ward was Vera assigned to in Chapter 8?

5. What did Sir Percy Harris want to hire Vera as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Vera and Betty grow apart in Malta?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was life at Etaples like for Vera?

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

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