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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which book on the experience of Communism does Lessing cite in this chapter?
(a) Stalin's journals.
(b) Das Kapital.
(c) Darkness at Noon.
(d) The Communist Manifesto.

3. In Chapter 9, which year does Lessing describe as a "make or break" year in her life?
(a) Her 17th year.
(b) Her 16th year.
(c) Her 12th year.
(d) Her 14th year.

4. Which of the following sparkled in every rock that surrounded the Lessings' home?
(a) Gold.
(b) Pyrite.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Quartz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Minister of Finance?

2. In Chapter 14, what year did Lessing marry Gottfried Lessing?

3. What did Lessing's parents think of the Whiteheads when they first met them?

4. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?

5. When did Gottfried Lessing arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

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