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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 the following conditions ailed the author's father?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Shell Shock.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Insomnia.

2. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?
(a) 23.
(b) 32.
(c) 42.
(d) 35.

3. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?
(a) National Hospital of England.
(b) Imperial Bank of Persia.
(c) The Scotland Yard.
(d) A small farm in Rhodesia.

4. With whom did Lessing talk at the Meikles Hotel Lounge?
(a) A philandering artist.
(b) A former Nazi.
(c) An RAF member.
(d) A committed Communist.

5. Where did Lessing first experience a social event in which she and black people were treated equally?
(a) Old Umtali.
(b) London.
(c) Capetown.
(d) Johannesburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lessing remain on the farm when her father was taken to the hospital in Salisbury?

2. What type of culture existed in Southern Rhodesia?

3. In what year was Gottfried Lessing born?

4. To what activity does Lessing compare learning the skills of her new job?

5. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?

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