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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?
(a) Biographies are simpler to write than fiction.
(b) Biographies sell well.
(c) Novels require more of the author's soul.
(d) Biographies are based on fact.

2. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?
(a) Liars.
(b) Ventriloquists, casting a message from afar.
(c) Archaeologists.
(d) Pegs on which to hang ideas.

3. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?
(a) A small farm in Rhodesia.
(b) The Scotland Yard.
(c) Imperial Bank of Persia.
(d) National Hospital of England.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?

2. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?

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 Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?

5. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

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