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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?
(a) Boys.
(b) Religion.
(c) Clothing.
(d) School.

2. What time of day would Gottfried get up to go to the tobacco auctions?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

3. At which establishment was Frank known as "one of the boys"?
(a) The Left Book Club.
(b) The Sports Club.
(c) The Yacht Club.
(d) The local bar.

4. What does Lessing describe as another form of intoxication aside from alcohol?
(a) Her book collection.
(b) Her rebellion against her parents.
(c) Her newfound ability to earn money.
(d) Her body.

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

6. Which book on the experience of Communism does Lessing cite in this chapter?
(a) The Communist Manifesto.
(b) Stalin's journals.
(c) Das Kapital.
(d) Darkness at Noon.

7. In Chapter 10, which of the following countries was Lessing thinking about as she stood at the edge of the tobacco field?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

8. In Chapter 11, where did Lessing work?
(a) Lessing transcribed notes for a local newspaper.
(b) Lessing worked as an au pair for the Smith family.
(c) Lessing worked part-time at several lawyers' firms.
(d) Lessing worked at the Telephone Exchange.

9. Who is the central character of Lessing's "The Good Terrorist"- a book that Lessing references in this chapter?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Alice.

10. What book does Lessing cite in her discussion of the Russian front?
(a) Darkness at Noon.
(b) All Quiet on the Western Front.
(c) The Forgotten Soldier.
(d) The Real Thing.

11. What did all the women assume about Lessing's marriage to Frank?
(a) That they had married too soon.
(b) That their sex life was a failure.
(c) That they did not love each other.
(d) That they fought constantly.

12. In what year was Gottfried Lessing born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1907.

13. Why did Lessing begin to eat less during meals?
(a) Lessing wanted to impress a farm assistant.
(b) Lessing wanted to foil her mother's attempts to feed the family well.
(c) Because the clothing that would arrive for her was always too small.
(d) Lessing's mother told her to try to lose weight.

14. What historical event happened just before the birth of Lessing's daughter?
(a) The detente.
(b) The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(c) The outbreak of WWII.
(d) The Atlantic Charter.

15. What were young women specifically cautioned against in London during that period?
(a) The wicked intentions of teenage boys.
(b) The risk of not appearing to be marriage material.
(c) Showing too much knowledge about politics.
(d) The White Slave Trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lessing and Gottfried go with friends?

2. What skills did Lessing teach herself during that year?

3. What did Lessing do most afternoons with the new baby?

4. Who recommended that Lessing see a particular doctor for an abortion?

5. In Chapter 14, what year did Lessing marry Gottfried Lessing?

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