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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. After her brother's death, what did Vera publish?

2. Where did Vera spend a lot of time after the Armistice?

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

4. What did Vera have published in Chapter 10?

5. Where did Vera meet with Oswaldo Giacoma?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did students who had been involved with the war find hard to adjust to at Oxford?

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

3. Who was Sir Percy Harris? What position did he offer Vera?

4. What legislation was passed in England around 1919? How did Vera benefit from this?

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

6. On what topic did Vera become an accomplished speaker? How in-demand was she as a lecturer?

7. How did Vera pursue her interest in writing in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the autobiography Testament of Youth. What are some examples of death in the autobiography? Who died and how did why? How did Brittain handle these deaths? How did they affect her?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret Brittain's family. Describe the members of her immediate family, as well as Brittain's relationship with each member. What conflicts did Brittain have with her family?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflicts in the autobiography. Who does Brittain have conflict with and why? How does she deal with these conflicts? What causes these conflicts? How do they affect her life?

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