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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acres of land did James Tayler own in 1851?
(a) 30.
(b) 90.
(c) 130.
(d) 300.

2. Which of the following does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?
(a) World War I.
(b) Media coverage.
(c) Political corruption.
(d) World War II.

3. 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?
(a) Books and studying.
(b) Cats and flowers.
(c) Singing and prancing.
(d) Horses and dancing.

4. Where was Doris Lessing born?
(a) Glasgow, Scotland.
(b) Southern Rhodesia.
(c) London, England.
(d) Kermanshah, Persia.

5. What did Lessing's father think of his Persian business partners?
(a) That they were lazy.
(b) That they were members of a different culture.
(c) That they were corrupt.
(d) That they were incompetent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?

3. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

4. How did the author feel about her childhood?

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

(see the answer key)

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