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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Lessing compare guilt?
(a) A festering sore.
(b) An iceberg.
(c) A nagging woman.
(d) An elephant in the room.

2. What was the minimum wage for which workers were striking?
(a) £1 a month.
(b) £2 a month.
(c) £2 a day.
(d) £1 a week.

3. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?
(a) The move to Africa.
(b) The beginning of war.
(c) The death of her cat.
(d) The first day of school.

4. What method of birth control had Lessing been using?
(a) Condoms.
(b) The Dutch cap.
(c) None.
(d) Birth control pills.

5. Who did Gottfried rent a room from in London?
(a) Frank Lessing.
(b) John Somerfield.
(c) Dorothy Schwartz.
(d) Daniel Farson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author feel about her childhood?

2. Which of the following was NOT one of the things that Lessing and Frank had in common?

3. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?

4. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

5. Why did Lessing begin to eat less during meals?

(see the answer key)

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