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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?
(a) 34 years.
(b) 103 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 54 years.

3. Why was it especially dangerous for Gottfried to carry on an affair?
(a) Because he was a career criminal.
(b) Because he was a high-ranking official.
(c) Because he was a married man.
(d) Because he was an enemy alien.

4. In Chapter 9, which year does Lessing describe as a "make or break" year in her life?
(a) Her 16th year.
(b) Her 17th year.
(c) Her 12th year.
(d) Her 14th year.

5. What were young women specifically cautioned against in London during that period?
(a) The wicked intentions of teenage boys.
(b) The White Slave Trade.
(c) The risk of not appearing to be marriage material.
(d) Showing too much knowledge about politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book on the experience of Communism does Lessing cite in this chapter?

2. In Chapter 14, what year did Lessing marry Gottfried Lessing?

3. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?

4. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

5. How does Lessing describe the letters that she received from her mother?

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