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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was the "chief wrong" that Lessing's mother cited in her diatribe against the Catholic Church?
(a) The Inquisition.
(b) Slavery.
(c) The Counter Reformation.
(d) Imperialism.

2. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?
(a) In Johannesburg.
(b) In London.
(c) In Kent.
(d) In Lilfordia.

3. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?
(a) 34 years.
(b) 54 years.
(c) 103 years.
(d) 23 years.

4. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?
(a) They drew up a legal will.
(b) They saved money scrupulously.
(c) They studied French.
(d) They had their teeth removed.

5. What was the difference between African huts and English huts?
(a) English huts had windows.
(b) African huts were made of straw.
(c) English huts were much larger.
(d) African huts were two-story.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lessing's mother cure Lessing's lice problem?

2. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?

3. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?

4. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?

5. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?

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