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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stated that children should play in mud?
(a) Mrs. Scott.
(b) Montessori.
(c) Lessing's mother.
(d) Lessing's father.

2. Which of the following killed one of the chickens and took off with a couple of eggs?
(a) A mongoose.
(b) A snake.
(c) A mischievous child.
(d) A cat.

3. Which of the following phenomenons did Frank and Lessing consistently criticize?
(a) Classism.
(b) White superiority.
(c) Pretensions about education.
(d) English customs celebrated in Rhodesia.

4. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?
(a) The trees.
(b) The wildcats.
(c) The natives.
(d) The bush.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

4. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?

5. How many acres of land did James Tayler own in 1851?

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