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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, who did Lessing encounter in the street?
(a) Her brother, Harry.
(b) Dorothy Schwartz.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Gottfried Lessing.

2. How does Lessing describe their sex life?
(a) Spirited.
(b) Strained.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Sad.

3. Which of the following drugs does Lessing admit to having taken once?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Mescalin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Heroin.

4. 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) Books and studying.
(b) Horses and dancing.
(c) Singing and prancing.
(d) Cats and flowers.

5. To which book did Lessing often compare her childhood?
(a) The Little Princess.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Toe-Rags.
(d) The Jungle Book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the hero of Fathers and Sons, the book Lessing cites in this chapter?

2. What were young women specifically cautioned against in London during that period?

3. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?

4. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?

5. Who was the Minister of Finance?

(see the answer key)

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