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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who vouched for Gottfried Lessing to get him out of jail?
(a) Doris Lessing.
(b) Frank Wisdom.
(c) Margaret Morgan.
(d) Howe-Ely.

2. What did Lessing's parents think of the Whiteheads when they first met them?
(a) That they were shifty and unsatisfactory.
(b) That they could betray them at any time.
(c) That they should return to England.
(d) That they would be useful in developing relationships.

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

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

5. To which party did Ken Graham belong?
(a) The Centrist Party.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The group of anarchists in Southern Rhodesia.
(d) The Labor Party.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Lessing first experience a social event in which she and black people were treated equally?

3. Why was it especially dangerous for Gottfried to carry on an affair?

4. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?

5. Who was the Minister of Finance?

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