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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?
(a) Boys.
(b) Religion.
(c) Clothing.
(d) School.

3. What does Lessing describe as another form of intoxication aside from alcohol?
(a) Her rebellion against her parents.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her book collection.
(d) Her newfound ability to earn money.

4. With whom did Lessing board as a child?
(a) Mary Peach.
(b) Mrs. Mitchell.
(c) Mrs. James.
(d) Mrs. Scott.

5. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?
(a) Pegs on which to hang ideas.
(b) Archaeologists.
(c) Liars.
(d) Ventriloquists, casting a message from afar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?

2. What was Lessing's wage when she worked as a junior typist?

3. What social development occurred during Lessing's stay at the Convent which, much to the chagrin of the nuns, parents supported?

4. Where was Doris Lessing born?

5. When did Gottfried Lessing arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

(see the answer key)

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