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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who recommended that Lessing see a particular doctor for an abortion?
(a) Frank's sister.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Mabel Griffiths.
(d) Her mother.

2. According to Lessing, what tactic did the armies use to make killing easier?
(a) Aerial raids on villages.
(b) Vague meetings on military idealism.
(c) Derogatory epithets and dehumanizing language.
(d) Long-distance weapons.

3. What word did Kurt ask Esther not to use?
(a) Blood.
(b) Superior.
(c) Communism.
(d) Fatherland.

4. In Chapter 11, where did Lessing work?
(a) Lessing worked as an au pair for the Smith family.
(b) Lessing worked at the Telephone Exchange.
(c) Lessing transcribed notes for a local newspaper.
(d) Lessing worked part-time at several lawyers' firms.

5. With whom did Lessing talk at the Meikles Hotel Lounge?
(a) An RAF member.
(b) A committed Communist.
(c) A former Nazi.
(d) A philandering artist.

6. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?
(a) The Cleft.
(b) Martha Quest.
(c) Going Home.
(d) Landlocked.

7. Which book on the experience of Communism does Lessing cite in this chapter?
(a) Darkness at Noon.
(b) The Communist Manifesto.
(c) Das Kapital.
(d) Stalin's journals.

8. Who did Lessing work for at this point in her life?
(a) Mr. Wisdom.
(b) Mr. Danziger.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Lamb.

9. What did Lessing do most afternoons with the new baby?
(a) Lessing would drive out to see her father.
(b) Lessing would visit Gottfried at the office.
(c) Lessing would prepare evening meals.
(d) Lessing would walk around with the baby in the pram.

10. What development in young John's life took very little effort from Lessing?
(a) Toilet training.
(b) Walking
(c) Speaking.
(d) Crawling.

11. In Chapter 15, whom did Lessing find drinking wine with Gottfried?
(a) Simon Pines.
(b) Dorothy Schwartz.
(c) Frank Wisdom.
(d) Her mother.

12. In Chapter 16, which part of Esther and Kurt's house was exclusively Esther's?
(a) The laundry room.
(b) The sewing room.
(c) The garden.
(d) The kitchen.

13. In Chapter 19, what was the white population of Salisbury?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 1,000.

14. Why did Kurt and Esther refuse to attend meetings?
(a) Because they could not find a party meeting that appealed to them to attend.
(b) Because they had learned not to speak out politically.
(c) Because they were afraid of being deported.
(d) Because they felt that the meetings were childish.

15. How many jobs was Gottfried working?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which party did Ken Graham belong?

2. Who was the Minister of Finance?

3. To which of the following areas did Lessing travel?

4. Where did Kurt claim his real education occurred?

5. Where did the young people in Lessing's circles get their beer?

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