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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?
(a) 1940's.
(b) 1950's.
(c) 1960's.
(d) 1970's.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?
(a) Shell Shock.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Schizophrenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following historic examples does Lessing use to support her claims about human nature?

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

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

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

5. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?

(see the answer key)

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