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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Minister of Finance?
(a) Frank Wisdom.
(b) Max Danziger.
(c) Gunther Maynard.
(d) Arthur Koestler.

2. To which of the following areas did Lessing travel?
(a) Capetown.
(b) Umtali.
(c) Salisbury.
(d) London.

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

4. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

5. Where did Lessing first experience a social event in which she and black people were treated equally?
(a) Old Umtali.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) Capetown.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lessing remain on the farm when her father was taken to the hospital in Salisbury?

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

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

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

5. What skills did Lessing teach herself during that year?

(see the answer key)

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