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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What article of clothing caught young Lessing's attention on Bayswater Road?
(a) A pair of ladies' riding pants.
(b) A grey silk shift dress.
(c) A lavish rose gown.
(d) A fur coat.

2. Who is the central character of Lessing's "The Good Terrorist"- a book that Lessing references in this chapter?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Alice.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Ivy.

3. What did Lessing's father assume when she and Frank showed up at the family farm?
(a) Lessing's father assumed that she was pregnant.
(b) Lessing's father assumed that Frank was interested in the family's money.
(c) Lessing's father assumed that Lessing had finally settled down.
(d) Lessing's father assumed that she was in love.

4. How did the daughters of the mothers of the1960's view sex?
(a) As a pleasurable pursuit.
(b) As a right.
(c) As something to avoid.
(d) As a privilege.

5. According to the quote at the opening of Chapter 1, the girl in Lessing's mother's favorite saying only cared about which of the following?
(a) Horses and dancing.
(b) Cats and flowers.
(c) Books and studying.
(d) Singing and prancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lessing when she wrote "The Treasure Trunk"?

2. Who was the Minister of Finance?

3. Where did Lessing first experience a social event in which she and black people were treated equally?

4. How many biographers were writing about Lessing at the time that she wrote the book?

5. Where did the young people in Lessing's circles get their beer?

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