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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the doctor prescribe to alleviate Lessing's mother's ailment?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Tonic and quinine.
(c) Hydration and exercise.
(d) Bed rest.

3. Which company offered loans to the farmers in Lessing's region?
(a) Land Bank.
(b) Southern Rhodesian Farming Association.
(c) The British National Bank.
(d) The National Bank of Southern Rhodesia.

4. What method of birth control had Lessing been using?
(a) Birth control pills.
(b) Condoms.
(c) None.
(d) The Dutch cap.

5. What was the difference between African huts and English huts?
(a) English huts had windows.
(b) African huts were made of straw.
(c) English huts were much larger.
(d) African huts were two-story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lessing say about memory?

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

3. What does Lessing mention as the one thing that would have stopped her from marrying Frank?

4. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?

5. How did Lessing's mother pack differently for her new life in Africa than she did for Persia?

(see the answer key)

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