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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Beth.
(c) Betty.
(d) Biddy.

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

3. Which of the following organizations asked Lessing to write a play in the 1950's?
(a) The Royal Theater Company.
(b) The Liverpool Theater Company.
(c) The Shakespeare Theater Company.
(d) The BBC.

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

5. Which of the following books did Lessing use to illustrate the difference in transitioning from the consciousness of a child to that of an adult?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Tristram Shandy.
(c) The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?

2. Which company offered loans to the farmers in Lessing's region?

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

4. How many biographers were writing about Lessing at the time that she wrote the book?

5. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?

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