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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?
(a) Writing.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Acting.
(d) Modeling.

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

4. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?
(a) A look of disdain in her eyes.
(b) A sniff.
(c) A story about her frivolous ways.
(d) A constant undercurrent in her descriptions of Emily.

5. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?
(a) The beginning of war.
(b) The death of her cat.
(c) The first day of school.
(d) The move to Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?

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

3. Which of the following song for children made Lessing's mother cry?

4. Which of the following sparkled in every rock that surrounded the Lessings' home?

5. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

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