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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen, Sixteen and Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?
(a) Martha Quest.
(b) Landlocked.
(c) The Cleft.
(d) Going Home.

2. How does Lessing describe Frank Cooper's views on the world?
(a) Disconcerting.
(b) Dramatic.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Myopic.

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

4. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?
(a) Her teddy bear.
(b) A book.
(c) A flower that she picked herself.
(d) Her cat.

5. What time of day would Gottfried get up to go to the tobacco auctions?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?

3. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?

4. What did Biddy O'Halloran's skin resemble?

5. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?

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