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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 does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) Political corruption.
(d) Media coverage.

2. To which of the following illnesses did Lessing's brother often succumb?
(a) Emphysema.
(b) Bronchitis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Migraine headaches.

3. With whom did Lessing board as a child?
(a) Mrs. Mitchell.
(b) Mrs. James.
(c) Mrs. Scott.
(d) Mary Peach.

4. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?
(a) Bulimia.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Shell Shock.

5. How did the author feel about her childhood?
(a) Lessing felt as though her parents had neglected her.
(b) Lessing felt as though her childhood had been very sheltered.
(c) Lessing felt as though there had been a grey cloud over her childhood.
(d) Lessing felt as though the entire world was changing while she was a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 10, which of the following countries was Lessing thinking about as she stood at the edge of the tobacco field?

3. Where did the young people in Lessing's circles get their beer?

4. To what does Lessing compare guilt?

5. Who vouched for Gottfried Lessing to get him out of jail?

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