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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lessing describe their sex life?
(a) Sad.
(b) Strained.
(c) Spirited.
(d) Exciting.

2. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?
(a) They studied French.
(b) They saved money scrupulously.
(c) They had their teeth removed.
(d) They drew up a legal will.

3. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Biddy.
(c) Beth.
(d) Betty.

4. To which party did Ken Graham belong?
(a) The Centrist Party.
(b) The Labor Party.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The group of anarchists in Southern Rhodesia.

5. Which book on the experience of Communism does Lessing cite in this chapter?
(a) The Communist Manifesto.
(b) Stalin's journals.
(c) Darkness at Noon.
(d) Das Kapital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

2. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?

3. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?

4. Why was it especially dangerous for Gottfried to carry on an affair?

5. Which of the following was NOT a language commonly spoken in the Lessing home?

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