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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. What did Sir Percy Harris want to hire Vera as?

3. Where did Vera live while working at the civilian hospital in Chapter 9?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After the Armistice, what did Vera spend a lot of time thinking about?

5. In Chapter 11, what were Vera's thoughts on marriage?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze and interpret Brittain's family. Describe the members of her immediate family, as well as Brittain's relationship with each member. What conflicts did Brittain have with her family?

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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