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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. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?
(a) A story about her frivolous ways.
(b) A sniff.
(c) A look of disdain in her eyes.
(d) A constant undercurrent in her descriptions of Emily.

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

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

4. What did Lessing do while she spent her days with John?
(a) Lessing pined for simpler days.
(b) Lessing planned her escape from domestic life.
(c) Lessing wrote poems in her mind.
(d) Lessing entertained wild fantasies.

5. To what activity does Lessing compare learning the skills of her new job?
(a) To riding a bicycle.
(b) To learning to speak.
(c) To learning to write the alphabet.
(d) To learning to walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of birth control had Lessing been using?

2. Who stated that children should play in mud?

3. In Chapter 17, how did Klaus' father keep his name off the debt list?

4. How did the daughters of the mothers of the1960's view sex?

5. What does Lessing say about memory?

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