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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. What did Mrs. Heath Jones introduce Vera to while she was at school?

2. What did Vera begin to do after she finished school?

3. Who changed Vera's father's mind about the education of women?

4. Who was injured at Ypres in Chapter 6?

5. What happened to Vera one day while working in the ward?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what is said to have occurred beginning in July, and how did this affect Vera's family?

3. What did Vera decide to do after her contract at the hospital ended in Chapter 6?

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

5. Why was Vera ridiculed by the locals in Buxton in Chapter 2?

6. What was Vera's family background? How did her parents meet?

7. What did Vera's father tell her at the end of Chapter 2? How did Edward respond to this?

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

9. What did Vera have a dream about in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe a few of the anecdotes that Brittain shares with the reader. Why did she choose to include these anecdotes and what is their significance?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of ambition in the autobiography Testament of Youth. What are some examples of ambition in the book? Was Brittain an ambitious person? Why or why not? What were her goals and dreams? How did she go about achieving them, and was she successful?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Brittain's life during the war. How did the war affect Brittain? What struggles did Brittain face during the war? How did the war change Brittain's world?

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