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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of animals frequently made their way into the Tayler house?
(a) Cats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Beetles.

2. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?
(a) Martha Quest.
(b) Going Home.
(c) The Cleft.
(d) Landlocked.

3. During the 1930's what did Lessing and her brother hear all of the adults discussing?
(a) The Native Problem.
(b) The War.
(c) The Slump.
(d) The Empire.

4. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?
(a) 1940's.
(b) 1950's.
(c) 1960's.
(d) 1970's.

5. How many adults lived in the Persian house while Lessing was growing up?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Lessing delight in telling the other children at the school?

2. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?

3. What had Lessing become after attending meetings with Dorothy?

4. Which of the following does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?

5. What was Lessing's name for her outward personality?

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