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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How was Aunt Betty Cleverly like most women of her generation?
(a) Aunt Betty had decided not to marry.
(b) Aunt Betty's lover was killed in the War.
(c) Aunt Betty was unhappily married.
(d) Aunt Betty was committed to Victorian values.

4. What does Lessing say about memory?
(a) Memory must be recorded in books.
(b) Memory is an astonishing record.
(c) Memory cannot be trusted.
(d) Memory is a careless and lazy organ.

5. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

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

4. How did the author feel about her childhood?

5. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?

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