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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Edward do his officer's training? Sandgate.
(a) Bath.
(b) London.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Oxford.

2. What sport did Vera participate in while at Oxford?
(a) Show jumping.
(b) Field hockey.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Rowing.

3. What did Edward tell his family about when he returned from camp?
(a) Witnessing a hotel fire.
(b) Seeing trains full of troops.
(c) A concert he went to.
(d) Flooding in the north.

4. Where did Vera begin to do volunteer work?
(a) A hospital in Devonshire.
(b) A hospital in Dorset.
(c) A hospital in Cornwall.
(d) A hospital in Wiltshire.

5. What did Vera attend while in London to see Roland?
(a) A debutant ball.
(b) A job interview.
(c) A suffrage rally.
(d) A war fundraiser.

6. When did Roland say he would have leave in Chapter 5?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) March.

7. In which month did Roland leave for the front in France?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) March.

8. In Chapter 6, what did Vera tell the Principal at Somerville?
(a) That she would resume her studies the following autumn.
(b) That she would not resume her studies until the war was over.
(c) That women were treated badly at Oxford.
(d) That she wanted to do her studies via correspondence.

9. Why did Vera's family move when she was eleven years old?
(a) To be near her grandparents.
(b) To be near good schools.
(c) Because her father's job was transferred.
(d) Because they couldn't afford to live in the city anymore.

10. Where was Edward's regiment sent in Chapter 4?
(a) Spain.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

11. In Chapter 2, what did Vera spend her time writing?
(a) Newspaper articles.
(b) Novels.
(c) Letters to penpals around the world.
(d) Letters to politicians.

12. What was Vera reprimanded for doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Skipping school.
(b) Taking part in a political protest.
(c) Dressing in boys' clothes.
(d) Talking to her brother's friends.

13. In which month did Vera's night duty end?
(a) May.
(b) February.
(c) January.
(d) March.

14. Where did Vera's parents move to from Buxton?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Bath.

15. Who did Vera have problems with in Chapter 4?
(a) A doctor at the hospital.
(b) Her father.
(c) One of her patients.
(d) The Head of Nursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where did Edward and his friends intend to go after their school term ended?

2. How long were Vera and Betty in the hospital due to their illness?

3. In Chapter 5, who moved into quarters next to the hospital with Vera and Betty?

4. What did Edward need his father's permission to do?

5. Why did Vera go back to Buxton in Chapter 3?

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