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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following historic examples does Lessing use to support her claims about human nature?
(a) The Holocaust.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The Reformation.
(d) The Crusades.

4. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?
(a) Free time.
(b) Tedious, rhetorical questions.
(c) Copious emotional space.
(d) Perspective.

5. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?

2. Where was John McVeagh born?

3. What does Lessing say about memory?

4. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?

5. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?

(see the answer key)

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