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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Lessing's father think of his Persian business partners?
(a) That they were incompetent.
(b) That they were members of a different culture.
(c) That they were lazy.
(d) That they were corrupt.
2. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.
3. How many acres of land did James Tayler own in 1851?
(a) 30.
(b) 300.
(c) 90.
(d) 130.
4. Where was Doris Lessing born?
(a) Southern Rhodesia.
(b) London, England.
(c) Glasgow, Scotland.
(d) Kermanshah, Persia.
5. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?
(a) Acting.
(b) Modeling.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Writing.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?
2. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?
3. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?
4. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?
5. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?
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