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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was John McVeagh born?
(a) England.
(b) Persia.
(c) Rhodesia.
(d) Portugal.

2. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?
(a) In London.
(b) In Lilfordia.
(c) In Kent.
(d) In Johannesburg.

3. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?
(a) In Southern Rhodesia.
(b) In Bloomsbury.
(c) In Persia.
(d) In the East End.

4. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?
(a) By speaking disrespectfully to the nanny.
(b) By stealing things and lying about them.
(c) By sneaking out of the cabin.
(d) By staying up late.

5. According to Lessing, what happens to women as time passes?
(a) Women assert themselves as powerful people.
(b) Women are dropped from memory, then history.
(c) Women become more significant to a culture's public culture.
(d) Women fade into the domestic sphere.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?

3. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?

4. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

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

(see the answer key)

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