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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?
(a) The move to Africa.
(b) The first day of school.
(c) The death of her cat.
(d) The beginning of war.

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

3. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?
(a) Stereotyping.
(b) The racially-motivated hatred of post-colonial Africa.
(c) The hatred of the disillusioned soldier.
(d) The rage of a child.

4. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?
(a) A dishonorable discharge.
(b) A case of depression.
(c) A bad appendix.
(d) An amputated leg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?

2. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?

3. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?

4. Which of the following names does Lessing give the personality that would comes out of her while under the influence of drugs?

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

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