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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?
(a) That nothing is permanent.
(b) That happiness is fleeting.
(c) That mankind is not peaceful by nature.
(d) That circumstances dictate the person.

2. What did the Portuguese woman give to Lessing?
(a) A red evening bag.
(b) A red hat.
(c) A red dress.
(d) A red shawl.

3. What social development occurred during Lessing's stay at the Convent which, much to the chagrin of the nuns, parents supported?
(a) Social equality for women.
(b) Modernized womens' fashions.
(c) Cigarette smoking.
(d) The Talkies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?

2. What kind of dress was Lessing wearing in the scene that she describes?

3. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?

4. What did Biddy O'Halloran's skin resemble?

5. Which of the following was NOT one of the things that Lessing and Frank had in common?

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