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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. What had Lessing become after attending meetings with Dorothy?
(a) A rebel.
(b) A Democrat.
(c) A Communist.
(d) A Fascist.

2. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?
(a) 7.
(b) 88.
(c) 64.
(d) 72.

3. Why did Lessing remain on the farm when her father was taken to the hospital in Salisbury?
(a) There was an incubator of eggs that were waiting to hatch.
(b) Lessing's brother, Harry needed to be watched.
(c) Lessing did not want to accompany her parents.
(d) Lessing had fought with her mother earlier that day.

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

5. 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) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lessing not like the clothes that her mother had made for her?

2. With whom did Lessing board as a child?

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

4. To which of the following areas did Lessing travel?

5. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?

(see the answer key)

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