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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the Portuguese woman give to Lessing?
(a) A red dress.
(b) A red hat.
(c) A red shawl.
(d) A red evening bag.
2. What kind of dress was Lessing wearing in the scene that she describes?
(a) Grey silk.
(b) Green satin.
(c) Red velvet.
(d) Black velvet.
3. Where did the young people in Lessing's circles get their beer?
(a) Salisbury Brewery.
(b) Brewer's Pub.
(c) Capetown Brewery.
(d) Castle Brewery.
4. What skills did Lessing teach herself during that year?
(a) Sewing and darning.
(b) Reading and writing.
(c) Speed typing and shorthand.
(d) Cooking and cleaning.
5. What book does Lessing cite in her discussion of the Russian front?
(a) The Forgotten Soldier.
(b) Darkness at Noon.
(c) All Quiet on the Western Front.
(d) The Real Thing.
Short Answer Questions
1. To which party did Ken Graham belong?
2. In Chapter 15, whom did Lessing find drinking wine with Gottfried?
3. What aspect of her childhood determined that Lessing would never separate herself from politics?
4. In Chapter 14, what year did Lessing marry Gottfried Lessing?
5. Why did Lessing begin to eat less during meals?
Short Essay Questions
1. Ultimately, why did Lessing think that she and Gottfried were mismatched?
2. In Chapter 18, what circumstances prevented Lessing from getting much writing done?
3. Describe the beginning of Lessing's relationship with Gottfried.
4. Describe Lessing's reaction to the end of World War II.
5. What rationale did Lessing give for her marriage to Gottfried Lessing in Chapter 14?
6. How did Lessing describe Kurt in Chapter 16?
7. Describe Lessing's decision to marry Frank Wisdom.
8. Describe Lessing's entrance into love and romance as she describes it in Chapter 10.
9. In Chapter 19, what does Lessing describe as the smartest decision that she ever made?
10. What did Lessing realize when she was diagnosed with Low Fever and sent to the mountains to recover?
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