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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?
(a) Her teddy bear.
(b) A book.
(c) Her cat.
(d) A flower that she picked herself.

3. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?
(a) In the East End.
(b) In Bloomsbury.
(c) In Southern Rhodesia.
(d) In Persia.

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

5. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?
(a) Shell Shock.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Bulimia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

2. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?

3. Which of the following historic examples does Lessing use to support her claims about human nature?

4. Where was Doris Lessing born?

5. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

(see the answer key)

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