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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen, Sixteen and Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following song for children made Lessing's mother cry?
(a) "Ring Around the Rosie".
(b) "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".
(c) "Humpty-Dumpty".
(d) "Baa Baa, Black Sheep".

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

3. What did Lessing's father assume when she and Frank showed up at the family farm?
(a) Lessing's father assumed that Lessing had finally settled down.
(b) Lessing's father assumed that Frank was interested in the family's money.
(c) Lessing's father assumed that she was in love.
(d) Lessing's father assumed that she was pregnant.

4. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?
(a) They had their teeth removed.
(b) They saved money scrupulously.
(c) They drew up a legal will.
(d) They studied French.

5. Where was Doris Lessing born?
(a) Southern Rhodesia.
(b) Glasgow, Scotland.
(c) London, England.
(d) Kermanshah, Persia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lessing's landlady think about her stream of visitors?

2. Who was the Minister of Finance?

3. How does Lessing describe the letters that she received from her mother?

4. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?

5. What was Lessing's wage when she worked as a junior typist?

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