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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 is a charlady?
(a) A housekeeper.
(b) A chaperone.
(c) A landlady.
(d) A personal assistant.

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

3. What did Vera spend a lot of time thinking about after the Armistice?
(a) Writing.
(b) Travelling in Europe.
(c) Whether to go back to Oxford.
(d) Her brother.

4. In Chapter 10, in which month did Vera and her flatmate leave for a European trip?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) November.

5. Why did Vera and Betty grow apart in Chapter 7?
(a) Vera spent a lot of time alone reading.
(b) Betty and Vera fought over a man.
(c) Betty and Vera were too busy to see each other.
(d) Betty became part of the tennis set.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Vera do on her first exams in Chapter 10?

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

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

4. In Chapter 11, what is said to have been spreading through Europe?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Vera and Winifred's odd work schedules cause them problems in Chapter 11?

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

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

7. Who did Vera clash with in Chapter 10?

8. Why was Edward agitated in Chapter 8?

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

10. What did Vera hope to find on her European trip?

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