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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 item did Jessica and Esmond purchase by charging it to Farve's account?
(a) A tent.
(b) A radio.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A camera.

2. Who was Dorothy Allhusen?
(a) Jessica's father's mistress.
(b) A maid at Swinbrook House.
(c) One of Jessica's governesses.
(d) Esmond's guardian.

3. What did the Mitford children call their mother?
(a) Mother 'M'.
(b) Her majesty.
(c) Muv.
(d) Mums.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Esmond open his establishment in London?

2. How did Jessica feel about meeting Esmond?

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

4. What did Jessica quarrel about with Diana and Boud when they returned to Swinbrook?

5. What did Nancy publish in the 1920s?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Diana married, how did Jessica's opinion of her change?

2. With plans to attend university, what worried Jessica about her schooling?

3. What was the Society of Hons?

4. What did Giles Romilly tell Jessica when they met for the first time?

5. What caused tension between Jessica and one of her sisters on the cruise to the Mediterranean?

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

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

8. How was Hitler involved with the Mitford family?

9. What did Jessica think of the Romilly brothers' book?

10. What were the institutions in which the Mitford family had an interest?

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