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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six -Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stove brand did Lessing's family use?
(a) Smith & Son's.
(b) Liberty's.
(c) Carron Dover.
(d) McVeagh's.

2. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?
(a) By sneaking out of the cabin.
(b) By speaking disrespectfully to the nanny.
(c) By stealing things and lying about them.
(d) By staying up late.

3. How many bouts of illness did Lessing's family experience?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. Which of the following song for children made Lessing's mother cry?
(a) "Baa Baa, Black Sheep".
(b) "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".
(c) "Humpty-Dumpty".
(d) "Ring Around the Rosie".

5. According to the quote at the opening of Chapter 1, the girl in Lessing's mother's favorite saying only cared about which of the following?
(a) Singing and prancing.
(b) Books and studying.
(c) Horses and dancing.
(d) Cats and flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lessing say about memory?

2. How did the author feel about her childhood?

3. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

4. Who stated that children should play in mud?

5. How did Mrs. Mitchell and her son treat their Black servants?

(see the answer key)

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