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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. What did Lessing's landlady think about her stream of visitors?
(a) She did not mind, but wondered what Lessing's mother thought.
(b) She did not approve.
(c) She applauded her independence.
(d) She did not notice the stream of visitors.

2. When did Lessing and Frank decide to have another child?
(a) When John was 9 years old.
(b) When John was 9 months old.
(c) When John was 4 years old.
(d) When John was 2 years old.

3. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?
(a) In Johannesburg.
(b) In Kent.
(c) In London.
(d) In Lilfordia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was the "chief wrong" that Lessing's mother cited in her diatribe against the Catholic Church?

2. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?

3. At which establishment was Frank known as "one of the boys"?

4. What book does Lessing cite in her discussion of the Russian front?

5. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

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