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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, which of the following does Lessing describe as her first memory?
(a) An image of the great house in Persia.
(b) Her father, towering above her on a horse.
(c) Her father returning from war.
(d) An image of the farm in Southern Rhodesia.

2. Where was John McVeagh born?
(a) Persia.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Rhodesia.
(d) England.

3. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?
(a) 1940's.
(b) 1960's.
(c) 1970's.
(d) 1950's.

4. How many biographers were writing about Lessing at the time that she wrote the book?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. What did Lessing's father think of his Persian business partners?
(a) That they were lazy.
(b) That they were incompetent.
(c) That they were members of a different culture.
(d) That they were corrupt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?

2. What did the doctor prescribe to alleviate Lessing's mother's ailment?

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

4. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?

5. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?

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