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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Tedious, rhetorical questions.
(c) Copious emotional space.
(d) Free time.

2. Which of the following names does Lessing give the personality that would comes out of her while under the influence of drugs?
(a) The Cynic.
(b) The Guide.
(c) The Hostess.
(d) The Recluse.

3. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?
(a) A dishonorable discharge.
(b) A bad appendix.
(c) An amputated leg.
(d) A case of depression.

4. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1945.

5. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?
(a) The natives.
(b) The trees.
(c) The wildcats.
(d) The bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?

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

5. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?

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