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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 was the name of the hospital where Vera worked at her foreign post?

2. Legislation was being passed in England for what purpose around 1919?

3. What did Vera's school allow for the first time after the war?

4. What did Vera hope to find when she went to Europe?

5. Why was Vera unable to go out until the end of her leave in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Vera's first assignment upon arriving at the hospital in France?

2. What did Oxford allow for the first time after the war, and what did Vera think of this?

3. What did Vera find out when she reapplied for foreign service in Chapter 9?

4. Who did Vera clash with in Chapter 10?

5. What controversy did Vera become involved in in Chapter 10. Who did she meet as a result?

6. How did Vera travel to Malta? What worried Vera during her journey to Malta?

7. What legislation was passed in England around 1919? How did Vera benefit from this?

8. Why did Vera and Betty grow apart in Malta?

9. How did the process of getting their novels published go for Vera and Winifred?

10. What did Vera hope to find on her European trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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