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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how did Klaus' father keep his name off the debt list?
(a) Klaus' father performed an abortion for a Nazi official.
(b) Klaus' father paid off a Nazi.
(c) Klaus' father married the sister of a prominent Nazi.
(d) Klaus' father blackmailed a Nazi official.

2. What had Lessing become after attending meetings with Dorothy?
(a) A Communist.
(b) A rebel.
(c) A Democrat.
(d) A Fascist.

3. What skills did Lessing teach herself during that year?
(a) Sewing and darning.
(b) Speed typing and shorthand.
(c) Reading and writing.
(d) Cooking and cleaning.

4. What was Lessing's wage when she worked as a junior typist?
(a) £12 a month.
(b) £12 a week.
(c) £12 a year.
(d) £12 a day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Lessing compare guilt?

2. What was the highest ambition of Black workers in Salisbury?

3. According to Lessing, what tactic did the armies use to make killing easier?

4. What did Lessing's landlady think about her stream of visitors?

5. What word did Kurt ask Esther not to use?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how did Lessing rationalize her decision to leave Frank and their two children?

2. How did Lessing respond to increasing unhappiness with her marital and home situation?

3. Describe Lessing's decision to marry Frank Wisdom.

4. Why did Lessing direct her focus on the Communist ideas that she was developing in this chapter instead of focusing on the events of her life?

5. Describe Lessing's activities in Capetown in Chapter 17.

6. Discuss Lessing's mini-vacation to Capetown.

7. Describe the letter Lessing received from her mother in Chapter 9.

8. When John was 9 months old, what did Lessing and Frank decide to do?

9. How did John react to the birth of his little sister?

10. What became of the three husbands who enlisted to fight Hitler?

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