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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 14, what year did Lessing marry Gottfried Lessing?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1946.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was it especially dangerous for Gottfried to carry on an affair?

3. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?

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

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

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