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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?
(a) Pegs on which to hang ideas.
(b) Archaeologists.
(c) Liars.
(d) Ventriloquists, casting a message from afar.

2. 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.

3. What stove brand did Lessing's family use?
(a) Carron Dover.
(b) Liberty's.
(c) McVeagh's.
(d) Smith & Son's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the author feel about her childhood?

3. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?

4. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

5. Which of the following illnesses did Lessing's family battle?

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