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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 a cable that Vera received in Chapter 7 say?

2. Whose grave did Vera find in France?

3. Who did Vera live with after finishing school?

4. What was the name of the feminist campaign group that Vera was a member of?

5. What did Vera have published in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After returning from Europe, what was Vera's main source of income? What were Vera's career ambitions?

3. How did Vera and Winifred's odd work schedules cause them problems in Chapter 11?

4. Why was Edward agitated in Chapter 8?

5. Who did Vera clash with in Chapter 10?

6. What did Roland's mother help Vera to do in Chapter 9?

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

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

9. Where did Vera live while working at St. Jude's?

10. How did Vera travel back to England for a visit in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the male and female place in society during the first quarter of the 20th century. How did the woman's place in society restrict the ambitions of Brittain? How had the gender roles changed post-war?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the autobiography Testament of Youth. How did Brittain choose to end the book? Why might she have decided to end the book at this point? Does the book tie up all loose ends? Are there any surprises at the end? Are there any unanswered questions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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