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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?
(a) A visit to her father's workplace.
(b) A trip to the market.
(c) Her first day in the Persian house.
(d) A visit to a swimming bath.

2. To which party did Ken Graham belong?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The Centrist Party.
(c) The Labor Party.
(d) The group of anarchists in Southern Rhodesia.

3. Who was the Minister of Finance?
(a) Arthur Koestler.
(b) Max Danziger.
(c) Gunther Maynard.
(d) Frank Wisdom.

4. What social development occurred during Lessing's stay at the Convent which, much to the chagrin of the nuns, parents supported?
(a) Modernized womens' fashions.
(b) Social equality for women.
(c) Cigarette smoking.
(d) The Talkies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

2. Where did Frank and Lessing go on their honeymoon?

3. Who is the central character of Lessing's "The Good Terrorist"- a book that Lessing references in this chapter?

4. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?

5. How much capital did Lessing's father take to Southern Rhodesia?

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