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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war began, what did the townspeople do when they began to panic?

2. What did Vera's coworkers tease her about in Chapter 5?

3. What did Edward need his father's permission to do?

4. Which university did Vera's father agree to send her to?

5. When did Roland say he would have leave in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Vera do to contribute to the war effort in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 5, what happened to Vera one day while working at the hospital? What did Vera do while on leave from work?

3. Why was Edward not able to enlist in the military when he wanted to? Why was Roland rejected by the military at first?

4. Why did Vera consider taking a leave from her schooling in Chapter 4?

5. What did Vera find out when she returned home to Buxton from Lowestoft?

6. Why was Vera allowed to attend University in Chapter 2?

7. What illness did Vera and Betty contract in Chapter 6?

8. What change occurred in Vera's parents' lives in Chapter 5?

9. How did Vera change after Roland's death?

10. What did Vera agonize over in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline the career of the author of the autobiography Testament of Youth. What other works did Brittain do? What organizations did Brittain become involved with that influenced her work?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Brittain's writing. When did she start writing? What genre did she often write in? What struggles did she face as a writer? What were some of her successes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of death in the autobiography Testament of Youth. What are some examples of death in the autobiography? Who died and how did why? How did Brittain handle these deaths? How did they affect her?

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