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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 intend to do after she finished at Oxford?

2. Where was Roland to be sent in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Vera's father retire?

4. What happened on the train ride from London to Buxton in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was often the topic of conversation when Vera spoke to Edward and wrote to Roland?

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

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

4. As Roland's December leave approached, what did Vera begin to think about?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the struggles faced by Brittain in the book. What struggles did she face in regards to her education? The war? Her family? Her writing?

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

Discuss the conflicts in the autobiography. Who does Brittain have conflict with and why? How does she deal with these conflicts? What causes these conflicts? How do they affect her life?

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