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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?
(a) Boys.
(b) Religion.
(c) Clothing.
(d) School.

4. In Chapter 10, which of the following countries was Lessing thinking about as she stood at the edge of the tobacco field?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a language commonly spoken in the Lessing home?

2. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

3. Who was the editor of The New Rhodesia?

4. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

5. To which of the following areas did Lessing travel?

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