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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. Who is the hero of Fathers and Sons, the book Lessing cites in this chapter?
(a) Turgenev.
(b) Karamazov.
(c) Borislov.
(d) Bazarov.

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

3. When did Gottfried Lessing arrive in Southern Rhodesia?
(a) At the end of World War II.
(b) After Kristallnacht.
(c) Immediately following the outbreak of war.
(d) Before the outbreak of World War II.

4. Where did the young people in Lessing's circles get their beer?
(a) Capetown Brewery.
(b) Salisbury Brewery.
(c) Brewer's Pub.
(d) Castle Brewery.

5. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?
(a) Going Home.
(b) The Cleft.
(c) Landlocked.
(d) Martha Quest.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what activity does Lessing compare learning the skills of her new job?

2. In what year was Gottfried Lessing born?

3. What development in young John's life took very little effort from Lessing?

4. To which of the following areas did Lessing travel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what reason did Lessing give for switching law firms?

2. In Chapter 11, who was Dorothy Schwartz?

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

4. Ultimately, why did Lessing think that she and Gottfried were mismatched?

5. What did Lessing believe to be the true cause of her father's death?

6. What did Lessing realize when she was diagnosed with Low Fever and sent to the mountains to recover?

7. Describe Lessing's entrance into love and romance as she describes it in Chapter 10.

8. 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?

9. In Chapter 19, what does Lessing describe as the smartest decision that she ever made?

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

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