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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Lessing's parents think of the Whiteheads when they first met them?
(a) That they could betray them at any time.
(b) That they were shifty and unsatisfactory.
(c) That they would be useful in developing relationships.
(d) That they should return to England.

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

4. What made Lessing and her brother weep at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Their mother died.
(b) Their mother shaved her head.
(c) Their father died.
(d) Their servants were fired for stealing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Lessing's mother pack differently for her new life in Africa than she did for Persia?

3. According to the quote at the opening of Chapter 1, the girl in Lessing's mother's favorite saying only cared about which of the following?

4. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

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

(see the answer key)

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