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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. Who was Dorothy Allhusen?
(a) Jessica's father's mistress.
(b) A maid at Swinbrook House.
(c) Esmond's guardian.
(d) One of Jessica's governesses.
2. What was the educational philosophy of Swinbrook House?
(a) Studying is a waste of time.
(b) Stay in school only until 16, then get married.
(c) Every child should get a university degree.
(d) Girls should have only enough education to manage a household.
3. Where did the Mitfords go on a cruise in spring of 1936?
(a) France.
(b) New York.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) The Baltic.
4. What did Jessica quarrel about with Diana and Boud when they returned to Swinbrook?
(a) Politics.
(b) The family's vacation plans.
(c) A boy named James.
(d) Their trust funds.
5. Which political party did the Mitford family traditionally have an interest in?
(a) The Conservative Party.
(b) The Labor Party.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The Liberal Democrats.
Short Answer Questions
1. Prince Edward's love affair with which woman scandalized Britain in the late 1930s?
2. What organization did Jessica join in her teens?
3. During Jessica's debut season, what caused her mother consternation?
4. What were Jessica and the other children curious about their aunt who lived in a London flat?
5. What group was involved with many of the protests in the 1930s?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Jessica and Esmond's boat trip to Spain like?
2. Why was Jessica disappointed by her debut season?
3. Explain Jessica's relationship with a girl named Rose.
4. What did Giles Romilly tell Jessica when they met for the first time?
5. What were the institutions in which the Mitford family had an interest?
6. What ruse did Jessica come up with to disguise her plans to go to Spain?
7. In the late 1930s, how did Muv try to make Jessica, bored and frustrated with her life, feel better about her future?
8. What did Jessica find out about her cousin Esmond in London?
9. Why didn't the Mitfords immediately approve of Diana's engagement?
10. What did Jessica think about her aunts and uncles?
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