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Jessica Mitford
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Daughters and Rebels: An Autobiography Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Jessica Mitford
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the poor girl with whom Jessica exchanged letters?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Rose.
(c) Doris.
(d) Sarah.

2. Where was the Mitford home in London?
(a) Rutland Gate.
(b) East Finchley.
(c) Dartmouth Park
(d) Chelsea.

3. What distinguished group did the Mitfords belong to?
(a) The Union of English Landowners.
(b) The Oxford University Board.
(c) The House of Lords.
(d) The Queen's Political Society.

4. In a phony letter, where did Jessica's cousins invite her to go?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Belgium.

5. Which principle did the Mitfords' father strongly believe in?
(a) Heredity.
(b) Nepotism.
(c) Equal opportunity.
(d) Natural capitalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill did one of the children's governesses teach them?

2. Who was the only sibling at Swinbrook with Jessica after her debut season?

3. What item did Jessica and Esmond purchase by charging it to Farve's account?

4. How old was Jessica around the time of Diana's wedding?

5. What group was involved with many of the protests in the 1930s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't the Mitfords immediately approve of Diana's engagement?

2. How was Hitler involved with the Mitford family?

3. Explain Jessica's relationship with a girl named Rose.

4. What did Jessica organize with her friend Peter Nevile?

5. What was the Mitfords' home in London like?

6. What did Jessica think about her aunts and uncles?

7. Why wasn't Jessica able to travel to Spain on the day that had been planned?

8. What sort of education did the Mitford children receive?

9. What did the younger generation blame for the problems of the 1930s?

10. In the late 1930s, how did Muv try to make Jessica, bored and frustrated with her life, feel better about her future?

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