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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 illnesses did Lessing's family battle?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Small Pox.
(c) Gout.
(d) Influenza.

2. Which of the following organizations asked Lessing to write a play in the 1950's?
(a) The Liverpool Theater Company.
(b) The Shakespeare Theater Company.
(c) The BBC.
(d) The Royal Theater Company.

3. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?
(a) France.
(b) United States of America.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

4. Who vouched for Gottfried Lessing to get him out of jail?
(a) Margaret Morgan.
(b) Doris Lessing.
(c) Howe-Ely.
(d) Frank Wisdom.

5. Why was it especially dangerous for Gottfried to carry on an affair?
(a) Because he was a high-ranking official.
(b) Because he was an enemy alien.
(c) Because he was a career criminal.
(d) Because he was a married man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, where did Lessing work?

2. Who was the editor of The New Rhodesia?

3. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?

4. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?

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

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