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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?
(a) That mankind is not peaceful by nature.
(b) That happiness is fleeting.
(c) That circumstances dictate the person.
(d) That nothing is permanent.

2. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?
(a) Her cat.
(b) Her teddy bear.
(c) A flower that she picked herself.
(d) A book.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lessing say about memory?

2. 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?

3. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

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

5. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?

(see the answer key)

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