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

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

3. Where did Lessing and Gottfried go with friends?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Zimbabwe.

4. How does Lessing describe Frank Cooper's views on the world?
(a) Amusing.
(b) Disconcerting.
(c) Myopic.
(d) Dramatic.

5. In Chapter 19, what was the white population of Salisbury?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, whom did Lessing find drinking wine with Gottfried?

2. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?

3. What did Sonny Jameson borrow from Lessing?

4. Who was the Minister of Finance?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lessing's ultimate assessment of the impact of the Communist Party in Southern Rhodesian politics.

2. What conditions did Lessing ponder as possible circumstances that would have changed her views on Communism?

3. Describe the beginning of Lessing's relationship with Gottfried.

4. How did Lessing describe Kurt in Chapter 16?

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

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

7. Describe Lessing's relationship with Ivy.

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

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

10. How did Lessing support herself when she no longer lived with her parents?

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