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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following areas was the homeland of Lessing's mother's doctor?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Sinoia.
(c) Persia.
(d) Johannesburg.

2. Which of the following historic examples does Lessing use to support her claims about human nature?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Crusades.
(c) The Holocaust.
(d) The Reformation.

3. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?
(a) The Scotland Yard.
(b) A small farm in Rhodesia.
(c) Imperial Bank of Persia.
(d) National Hospital of England.

4. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?
(a) An amputated leg.
(b) A bad appendix.
(c) A case of depression.
(d) A dishonorable discharge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?

2. Where was Doris Lessing born?

3. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?

4. What stove brand did Lessing's family use?

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

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