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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. Who is the author of "The Golden Notebook"?
(a) Agatha Christie.
(b) Jane Austin.
(c) Phillipa Gregory.
(d) Doris Lessing.

2. How many columns is the black notebook divided into?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

3. Why doesn't Ella like to leave the house?
(a) Because she doesn't like socializing.
(b) Because she has no money.
(c) Because she doesn't have any friends.
(d) Because she is afraid of the city.

4. In 'Black Notebook', what is the idea to change the novel's theme?
(a) Change it to class relations.
(b) Change it to family issues.
(c) Change it to race relations.
(d) Change it to family relations.

5. How does Ella feel when she is on a break from her boyfriend?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Melancholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose party is Ella going to in 'Yellow Notebook'?

2. What does Anna write about the Communist Party in the red notebook?

3. Why is Anna disgusted in 'Red Notebook'?

4. What does Anna abandon in the last 'Yellow Notebook'?

5. What does Anna begin to record in the last 'Yellow Notebook'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the fear that Anna expresses to Mrs. Marks in 'Blue Notebook'.

2. What does Anna's dream involve before her final visit to Mrs. Marks?

3. Describe the conversation in 'Red Notebook' between Anna and Jimmy.

4. How does Anna react to Saul moving in with her?

5. How does Ella meet Paul Tanner?

6. In Free Women: 1, why is Richard worried about Tommy?

7. Why do Molly and Anna consider leaving the Communist Party in 'Red Notebook'?

8. In what way does Anna use the black notebook to recount her experiences in Africa?

9. What is Anna scared when she reads her notebooks again in 'Blue Notebook'?

10. How is the second company's idea insulting to Anna?

(see the answer keys)

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