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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?
(a) By stealing things and lying about them.
(b) By speaking disrespectfully to the nanny.
(c) By staying up late.
(d) By sneaking out of the cabin.

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

3. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?
(a) 72.
(b) 88.
(c) 7.
(d) 64.

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

5. How does Lessing describe the letters that she received from her mother?
(a) Refreshing.
(b) Docile.
(c) Furious.
(d) Frantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, which year does Lessing describe as a "make or break" year in her life?

2. Which of the following was NOT a language commonly spoken in the Lessing home?

3. To which party did Ken Graham belong?

4. Why did Lessing begin to eat less during meals?

5. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?

(see the answer key)

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