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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 Vera do after Roland left for France?

2. Why did Vera go back to Buxton in Chapter 3?

3. What did Vera attend while in London to see Roland?

4. In which month did Vera's night duty end?

5. In Chapter 6, what did Vera tell the Principal at Somerville?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't Mina eager to join Vera as a nurse in London?

2. What did Edward report seeing on his way back from military camp in Chapter 3? What did the townspeople begin to do after the war started?

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

4. Where did Vera meet Roland when he returned to England in Chapter 4? What happened on their train journey?

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

6. Who did Vera strike up a friendship with in Chapter 2?

7. What were Vera's living arrangements when she started working at the 1st London General Hospital?

8. How did Vera and Roland's relationship progress in Chapter 3?

9. What did Vera agonize over in Chapter 4?

10. What was Vera's childhood like? What did she like to do as a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret Brittain's nursing period. Why did she become a nurse? How did she react to the horrors she saw? How did this period of her life affect her? What are some different places she went as a nurse? What are some struggles she faced while nursing?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of discrimination in the autobiography Testament of Youth. What are some examples of discrimination in the book? What discrimination did Brittain face, particularly in regards to her education? How did she handle this discrimination?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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