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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which month did Vera begin her work training after finishing at Oxford?
(a) In August.
(b) In November.
(c) In June.
(d) In September.

2. While on leave from work in Chapter 5, where did Vera travel to?
(a) London.
(b) Lowestoft.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Oxford.

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

4. What did Vera attend at her brother's school in Chapter 2?
(a) Exam day.
(b) Sports day.
(c) Speech day.
(d) Open House day.

5. What did Vera's coworkers tease her about in Chapter 5?
(a) Wearing old-fashioned shoes.
(b) Being disciplined by the Head Nurse.
(c) Constantly forgetting things.
(d) Running off to get married.

6. What field did Roland's mother work in?
(a) Music.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Education.
(d) Journalism.

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

8. What did Vera often do at the hospital?
(a) Prepared dressing trays.
(b) Stitched up wounds.
(c) Counseled patients.
(d) Set bones.

9. Who visited Vera near the end of the term in Chapter 4?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Betty.
(c) Edward.
(d) Roland.

10. Who was injured at Ypres in Chapter 6?
(a) Vera's cousin.
(b) Victor.
(c) Edward.
(d) Geoffrey.

11. What did Roland send to Vera after being sent to the front?
(a) Ruby earrings.
(b) An amethyst brooch.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A pearl necklace.

12. What happened to Vera one day while working in the ward?
(a) She collapsed.
(b) She sprained her ankle.
(c) She came down with a high fever.
(d) She was yelled at by a doctor.

13. What did the locals ridicule Vera for in Chapter 2?
(a) Spending most of her time in London.
(b) Speaking Latin in the village.
(c) Wearing the latest fashions.
(d) Studying hard.

14. Why did Vera go back to Buxton in Chapter 3?
(a) For a funeral.
(b) For Easter.
(c) For Christmas.
(d) For her birthday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Vera's father retire?

2. Why did the length of Vera's letters to Roland decrease?

3. Whom did Vera become closer to after Roland died?

4. What did Edward tell his family about when he returned from camp?

5. What did Edward hint that Vera and Roland should do in Chapter 4?

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