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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?
(a) Armistice.
(b) Military defeat.
(c) Negotiations.
(d) Total victory.

2. To which of the following illnesses did Lessing's brother often succumb?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Migraine headaches.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. Which of the following sparkled in every rock that surrounded the Lessings' home?
(a) Gold.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Pyrite.
(d) Quartz.

4. How many adults lived in the Persian house while Lessing was growing up?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. Growing up, what was Lessing always told about the family's financial status?
(a) That the family was middle-class.
(b) That the family was poor.
(c) That the family would be fine when her father settled in his new job.
(d) That the family was financially stable, but morally corrupt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?

2. What did Lessing refuse to have on her bed at night?

3. What did Lessing's father think of his Persian business partners?

4. 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?

5. How was Aunt Betty Cleverly like most women of her generation?

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