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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. With whom did the Mitford children have little contact at Swinbrook?
(a) Outsiders.
(b) Their father.
(c) Each other.
(d) Their extended family.
2. Why did the Mitfords not immediately approve of Bryan Guinness?
(a) His fortune came from trade.
(b) His political views differed from the Mitford family's.
(c) He had no means of making a living.
(d) He was a known playboy.
3. Who was Dorothy Allhusen?
(a) A maid at Swinbrook House.
(b) One of Jessica's governesses.
(c) Esmond's guardian.
(d) Jessica's father's mistress.
4. At the age of 15, Jessica began to read books about what topic?
(a) Socialism.
(b) The monarchy.
(c) Human sexuality.
(d) Life in America.
5. Which political figure did Boud befriend?
(a) Franco.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Hitler.
6. What distinguished group did the Mitfords belong to?
(a) The Queen's Political Society.
(b) The Union of English Landowners.
(c) The Oxford University Board.
(d) The House of Lords.
7. During Jessica's debut season, what caused her mother consternation?
(a) Jessica talked about her political views.
(b) Jessica couldn't remember people's names.
(c) Jessica didn't pay attention to her appearance.
(d) Jessica was often late for events.
8. Why were the Mitford girls at one point disallowed from visiting Diana?
(a) She was living in a bad neighborhood.
(b) She was having an affair.
(c) She had divorced.
(d) She was ill.
9. Why did Debo and Jessica leave the school to which they were sent?
(a) The school burned down.
(b) The war started.
(c) Debo hated it.
(d) Jessica was being picked on.
10. What group was involved with many of the protests in the 1930s?
(a) The Fascists.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Communists.
(d) The Red Cross.
11. What did Uncle Tommy do for a living?
(a) He was an accountant.
(b) He was a magistrate.
(c) He was an artist.
(d) He was a polo player.
12. Prince Edward's love affair with which woman scandalized Britain in the late 1930s?
(a) Hedy Lamarr.
(b) Alice Barrymore.
(c) Wallis Simpson.
(d) Diana Mitford.
13. What skill did one of the children's governesses teach them?
(a) Shoplifting.
(b) Water polo.
(c) Manipulation.
(d) Knitting.
14. Who was the only sibling at Swinbrook with Jessica after her debut season?
(a) Boud.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Tom.
(d) Debo.
15. In a phony letter, where did Jessica's cousins invite her to go?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who of the following did not go on holiday in the spring of 1936?
2. How did Muv try to solve the boredom and monotony of Jessica's life?
3. Which of the following was in the Mitford home?
4. Why didn't Jessica attend Diana's wedding?
5. With whom did Jessica become closer at the age of 15?
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