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

2. What subject did Vera switch to when she returned to Somerville?

3. Who did Vera live with after finishing school?

4. In Chapter 9, where were the nurses in Etaples said to have been sleeping?

5. How did Vera view Winifred?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. On what topic did Vera become an accomplished speaker? How in-demand was she as a lecturer?

10. What was life at Etaples like for Vera?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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