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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. Why did Vera and Betty grow apart in Chapter 7?

2. What did Vera want a career as?

3. Where did Vera and Winifred find a new flat?

4. What did Vera spend a lot of time thinking about after the Armistice?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the title of Vera's published novel and what was it about?

2. In Chapter 8, where did Vera ask to be sent for her next nursing assignment?

3. What did students who had been involved with the war find hard to adjust to at Oxford?

4. How did Vera pursue her interest in writing in Chapter 10?

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

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

7. Where did Vera and Winifred decide to travel to in Chapter 11 and why?

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

9. Who did Vera clash with in Chapter 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Brittain's writing. When did she start writing? What genre did she often write in? What struggles did she face as a writer? What were some of her successes?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Brittain and Roland. How did they meet? How did they feel for one another? What struggles did they face throughout their relationship? How did Brittain deal with Roland's death?

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