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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?
(a) Writing.
(b) Modeling.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Acting.

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

3. In Chapter 3, which of the following does Lessing describe as her first memory?
(a) Her father returning from war.
(b) Her father, towering above her on a horse.
(c) An image of the farm in Southern Rhodesia.
(d) An image of the great house in Persia.

4. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?
(a) National Hospital of England.
(b) Imperial Bank of Persia.
(c) A small farm in Rhodesia.
(d) The Scotland Yard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?

2. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?

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

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

5. How many biographers were writing about Lessing at the time that she wrote the book?

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