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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the doctor prescribe to alleviate Lessing's mother's ailment?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Hydration and exercise.
(c) Tonic and quinine.
(d) Bed rest.

2. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?
(a) France.
(b) United States of America.
(c) Germany.
(d) Britain.

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

4. In Chapter 4, what city did Lessing's mother insist on traveling through on the way back to England?
(a) Brussels.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Moscow.

5. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?
(a) Tedious, rhetorical questions.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Copious emotional space.
(d) Free time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following names does Lessing give the personality that would comes out of her while under the influence of drugs?

2. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?

3. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

4. What did Lessing do while she spent her days with John?

5. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?

(see the answer key)

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