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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. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?
(a) Novels require more of the author's soul.
(b) Biographies sell well.
(c) Biographies are simpler to write than fiction.
(d) Biographies are based on fact.

2. In Chapter 8, what does Lessing reference as a common theme throughout her childhood?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Adventures.
(c) Fires.
(d) Trees.

3. Who is the hero of Fathers and Sons, the book Lessing cites in this chapter?
(a) Turgenev.
(b) Bazarov.
(c) Karamazov.
(d) Borislov.

4. What type of play did Lessing write while at the Convent?
(a) A Ciceronian tragedy.
(b) An Aristophanean comedy.
(c) An English tragedy.
(d) A one-act Shakespearean play.

5. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?
(a) School.
(b) Religion.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Boys.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?

4. What did Biddy O'Halloran's skin resemble?

5. Which activity did Lessing both love and hate?

(see the answer key)

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