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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?
(a) 32.
(b) 23.
(c) 35.
(d) 42.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lessing's parents think of the Whiteheads when they first met them?

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

3. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?

4. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?

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

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