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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen, Sixteen and Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lessing not like the clothes that her mother had made for her?
(a) Because her mother always made her clothes look too youthful.
(b) Because her mother always insisted on making clothing that was too big.
(c) Because her mother was a poor seamstress.
(d) Because her mother had poor taste in clothing design.

2. At which establishment was Frank known as "one of the boys"?
(a) The Sports Club.
(b) The local bar.
(c) The Left Book Club.
(d) The Yacht Club.

3. In Chapter 16, which part of Esther and Kurt's house was exclusively Esther's?
(a) The sewing room.
(b) The laundry room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The garden.

4. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?
(a) A small farm in Rhodesia.
(b) National Hospital of England.
(c) The Scotland Yard.
(d) Imperial Bank of Persia.

5. To which of the following religions did Lessing suddenly convert?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Roman Catholicism.
(c) Anglicanism.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the quote at the opening of Chapter 1, the girl in Lessing's mother's favorite saying only cared about which of the following?

2. What did the Portuguese woman give to Lessing?

3. When did Gottfried Lessing arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

4. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?

5. What made Lessing and her brother weep at the end of Chapter 5?

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