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

2. How many acres of land did James Tayler own in 1851?
(a) 90.
(b) 300.
(c) 130.
(d) 30.

3. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?
(a) 35.
(b) 23.
(c) 32.
(d) 42.

4. How did the daughters of the mothers of the1960's view sex?
(a) As something to avoid.
(b) As a privilege.
(c) As a right.
(d) As a pleasurable pursuit.

5. How did Lessing feel about World War II at that time?
(a) She felt that it was an abomination.
(b) She felt that it was a good war.
(c) She felt that it was a catastrophic mistake.
(d) She felt that it was a necessary war.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, what happens to women as time passes?

2. What did the Portuguese woman give to Lessing?

3. What kind of food were the children fed at the convent that Lessing stayed in as a child?

4. In Chapter 17, how did Klaus' father keep his name off the debt list?

5. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?

(see the answer key)

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