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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?
(a) By speaking disrespectfully to the nanny.
(b) By stealing things and lying about them.
(c) By staying up late.
(d) By sneaking out of the cabin.

4. Why did Lessing begin to eat less during meals?
(a) Lessing wanted to foil her mother's attempts to feed the family well.
(b) Lessing's mother told her to try to lose weight.
(c) Lessing wanted to impress a farm assistant.
(d) Because the clothing that would arrive for her was always too small.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Lessing's landlady think about her stream of visitors?

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

4. In Chapter 4, what city did Lessing's mother insist on traveling through on the way back to England?

5. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?

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