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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. In Chapter 11, what idea had Vera more or less accepted?

2. Why did Vera ask for leave at the end of Chapter 8?

3. What ship did Vera and Betty take to their foreign post?

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

5. What did Vera want a career as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Edward agitated in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What became of Vera's friends Victor and Geoffrey in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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 the social classes in England during this time period, particularly the social class in which Brittain was a part. How did her social class affect her education and time during the war? How did it influence the views of her parents and others around her?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret Brittain's nursing period. Why did she become a nurse? How did she react to the horrors she saw? How did this period of her life affect her? What are some different places she went as a nurse? What are some struggles she faced while nursing?

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