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

2. Why was it especially dangerous for Gottfried to carry on an affair?
(a) Because he was a career criminal.
(b) Because he was a high-ranking official.
(c) Because he was a married man.
(d) Because he was an enemy alien.

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

4. How does Lessing describe the letters that she received from her mother?
(a) Furious.
(b) Docile.
(c) Frantic.
(d) Refreshing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were young women specifically cautioned against in London during that period?

2. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?

3. In what year was Gottfried Lessing born?

4. Who was the editor of The New Rhodesia?

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

(see the answer key)

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