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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Mitford home in London?

2. Who delivered the note to the Mitfords saying Jessica and Esmond eloped?

3. Why did the Mitfords not immediately approve of Bryan Guinness?

4. Why didn't Jessica attend Diana's wedding?

5. What did Jessica call the savings account she opened?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Jessica feel about the wedding of her sister Diana, and why didn't she attend?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Jessica find out about her cousin Esmond in London?

10. Where did Jessica's political beliefs lie in the 1930s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jessica's struggles throughout the memoir. What caused these obstacles, and how did she deal with them? Was she able to overcome them? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is socialism? Why did Jessica believe in socialism? How did her belief in socialism affect her personal relationships? How did her belief in socialism influence her life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jessica's childhood. What did she say about her childhood? What struggles did she face? Did she have a happy childhood? Why or why not? What was her relationship like with her parents and siblings during her childhood? What concerned her in her youth?

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