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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. When did Vera sit for her university examination?
(a) Four days before WWI began.
(b) One month before WWI began.
(c) Two weeks before WWI began.
(d) On the day WWI began.

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

3. During her vacation from Oxford, what kind of work did Vera do?
(a) Anti-war rallies.
(b) Publishing industry functions.
(c) Society tea parties.
(d) Fundraisers.

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

5. What is the name of the boarding school friend Vera kept in touch with for many years?
(a) Betty.
(b) Hope.
(c) Winifred.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vera often do at the hospital?

2. How far were Vera's lodgings from the hospital?

3. How many women did Vera share a room with at the hostel?

4. What did Vera's coworkers tease her about in Chapter 5?

5. Where was Edward's regiment sent in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Vera change after Roland's death?

2. In Chapter 6, what is said to have occurred beginning in July, and how did this affect Vera's family?

3. In Chapter 5, what happened to Vera one day while working at the hospital? What did Vera do while on leave from work?

4. Why was Edward not able to enlist in the military when he wanted to? Why was Roland rejected by the military at first?

5. What did Vera decide to do after her contract at the hospital ended in Chapter 6?

6. Who were Vera's two friends at boarding school?

7. What was Mrs. Heath Jones's influence on Vera?

8. What did Vera agonize over in Chapter 4?

9. What did Vera find out when she returned home to Buxton from Lowestoft?

10. What was often the topic of conversation when Vera spoke to Edward and wrote to Roland?

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