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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 married man.
(c) Because he was a career criminal.
(d) Because he was an enemy alien.

3. Why did Lessing remain on the farm when her father was taken to the hospital in Salisbury?
(a) There was an incubator of eggs that were waiting to hatch.
(b) Lessing had fought with her mother earlier that day.
(c) Lessing did not want to accompany her parents.
(d) Lessing's brother, Harry needed to be watched.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lessing describe their sex life?

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

3. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

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

5. Why did Lessing begin to eat less during meals?

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