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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 find out when she went to Brighton to wait for Roland?

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

3. What sport did Vera participate in while at Oxford?

4. In which month did Roland leave for the front in France?

5. Which of Edward's friends did Vera strike up a friendship with in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Vera agonize over in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is feminism and what issues were at the core of feminism during the first quarter of the 20th century? What were Brittain's viewpoints in regards to feminism? What feminist groups did she join?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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