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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who vouched for Gottfried Lessing to get him out of jail?
(a) Howe-Ely.
(b) Margaret Morgan.
(c) Frank Wisdom.
(d) Doris Lessing.

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

3. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?
(a) In Pursuit of the English.
(b) In African Laughter.
(c) In Time Bites.
(d) In Going Home.

4. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?
(a) The Cleft.
(b) Martha Quest.
(c) Landlocked.
(d) Going Home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 10, which of the following countries was Lessing thinking about as she stood at the edge of the tobacco field?

4. How does Lessing describe their sex life?

5. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

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