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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lessing's father assume when she and Frank showed up at the family farm?
(a) Lessing's father assumed that Lessing had finally settled down.
(b) Lessing's father assumed that she was pregnant.
(c) Lessing's father assumed that Frank was interested in the family's money.
(d) Lessing's father assumed that she was in love.

2. What does Lessing say about memory?
(a) Memory is a careless and lazy organ.
(b) Memory is an astonishing record.
(c) Memory must be recorded in books.
(d) Memory cannot be trusted.

3. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?
(a) Biographies sell well.
(b) Biographies are simpler to write than fiction.
(c) Biographies are based on fact.
(d) Novels require more of the author's soul.

4. What kind of dress was Lessing wearing in the scene that she describes?
(a) Red velvet.
(b) Green satin.
(c) Black velvet.
(d) Grey silk.

5. To which book did Lessing often compare her childhood?
(a) The Jungle Book.
(b) The Little Princess.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Toe-Rags.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the difference between African huts and English huts?

2. How many bouts of illness did Lessing's family experience?

3. How much capital did Lessing's father take to Southern Rhodesia?

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

5. What does Lessing mention as the one thing that would have stopped her from marrying Frank?

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