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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, what year did Lessing marry Gottfried Lessing?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1942.

3. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?
(a) Boys.
(b) Clothing.
(c) School.
(d) Religion.

4. In what year was Gottfried Lessing born?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1912.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?

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

3. In Chapter 9, which year does Lessing describe as a "make or break" year in her life?

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

5. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?

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