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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. In Chapter 7, where was there talk that the hospital staff may be sent from Vera's original foreign post?
(a) Salonika.
(b) Gallipoli.
(c) Mesopotamia.
(d) Italy.

2. In the 1920s, many women were dismissed from their jobs for what reason?
(a) They were married.
(b) They had children.
(c) They were unmarried.
(d) They were pregnant.

3. What did a cable that Vera received in Chapter 7 say?
(a) That Edward had been injured.
(b) That Edward had run away from his regiment.
(c) That Vera's father was ill.
(d) That Victor had been seriously wounded.

4. What is a charlady?
(a) A landlady.
(b) A chaperone.
(c) A personal assistant.
(d) A housekeeper.

5. After her brother's death, what did Vera publish?
(a) A book of verse.
(b) A collection of short stories.
(c) A novel.
(d) Magazine articles about Malta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the hospital where Vera worked at her foreign post?

2. In which month did Vera depart for England in Chapter 8?

3. What got lost in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 9, what did the letters from Etaples tell Vera?

5. What did Sir Percy Harris want to hire Vera as?

Short Essay Questions

1. After returning from Europe, what was Vera's main source of income? What were Vera's career ambitions?

2. After the Armistice, what did Vera spend a lot of time thinking about?

3. What did Vera find out when she reapplied for foreign service in Chapter 9?

4. What became of Vera's friends Victor and Geoffrey in Chapter 7?

5. What was the title of Vera's published novel and what was it about?

6. Why did Vera and Betty grow apart in Malta?

7. How did Vera travel back to England for a visit in Chapter 7?

8. How did the process of getting their novels published go for Vera and Winifred?

9. In Chapter 11, what were Vera's thoughts on marriage?

10. What did Vera hope to find on her European trip?

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