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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skills did Lessing teach herself during that year?
(a) Reading and writing.
(b) Sewing and darning.
(c) Cooking and cleaning.
(d) Speed typing and shorthand.

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

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

4. What did Lessing's landlady think about her stream of visitors?
(a) She applauded her independence.
(b) She did not mind, but wondered what Lessing's mother thought.
(c) She did not approve.
(d) She did not notice the stream of visitors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?

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

3. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?

4. To which party did Ken Graham belong?

5. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

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