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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why would Gottfried and Lessing often drive into the suburbs?
(a) To shop for specialty goods.
(b) To stay in the suburbs with friends.
(c) To avoid the noise of the city.
(d) To visit Lessing's dying father.

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

4. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?
(a) The rage of a child.
(b) Stereotyping.
(c) The hatred of the disillusioned soldier.
(d) The racially-motivated hatred of post-colonial Africa.

5. Why was it especially dangerous for Gottfried to carry on an affair?
(a) Because he was an enemy alien.
(b) Because he was a high-ranking official.
(c) Because he was a married man.
(d) Because he was a career criminal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following killed one of the chickens and took off with a couple of eggs?

2. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?

3. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

4. What did Lessing refuse to have on her bed at night?

5. What was the name of the building in which Lessing and Gottfried rented their flat?

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