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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Nancy's mother want her work published under a pseudonym?
(a) So Nancy's father wouldn't find out.
(b) To create an air of mystery.
(c) To avoid taxes.
(d) To prevent gossiping.

2. What illness did Jessica's daughter contract as a 4-month old?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Polio.

3. What did Jessica think of her married aunts?
(a) They were bored.
(b) They were rather stuffy.
(c) They were amazing.
(d) They were crazy.

4. What was Esmond's surname?
(a) Villpin.
(b) Martin.
(c) Durand.
(d) Romilly.

5. Why did the Mitfords not immediately approve of Bryan Guinness?
(a) He had no means of making a living.
(b) His political views differed from the Mitford family's.
(c) He was a known playboy.
(d) His fortune came from trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 12, why did Jessica want to meet Esmond?

2. As part of her social debut, where was Jessica presented?

3. Where did Mrs. Mitford have a home that the family occasionally visited?

4. Where did Diana and Boud spend most of their time when Jessica was about 16?

5. In a phony letter, where did Jessica's cousins invite her to go?

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