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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. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?
(a) By speaking disrespectfully to the nanny.
(b) By stealing things and lying about them.
(c) By staying up late.
(d) By sneaking out of the cabin.

2. Which of the following was NOT one of the things that Lessing and Frank had in common?
(a) Both had seditious thoughts about "The Native Problem".
(b) Both subscribed to the New Statesman.
(c) Both had read the Communist Manifesto.
(d) Both lived in Persia as children.

3. During the 1930's what did Lessing and her brother hear all of the adults discussing?
(a) The Native Problem.
(b) The Slump.
(c) The War.
(d) The Empire.

4. What skills did Lessing teach herself during that year?
(a) Sewing and darning.
(b) Cooking and cleaning.
(c) Reading and writing.
(d) Speed typing and shorthand.

5. How many adults lived in the Persian house while Lessing was growing up?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animals frequently made their way into the Tayler house?

2. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?

3. What did Lessing refuse to have on her bed at night?

4. Which of the following historic examples does Lessing use to support her claims about human nature?

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

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