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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?
(a) The rage of a child.
(b) The hatred of the disillusioned soldier.
(c) Stereotyping.
(d) The racially-motivated hatred of post-colonial Africa.

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

4. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?
(a) 34 years.
(b) 54 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 103 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?

3. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?

4. What did Lessing's parents think of the Whiteheads when they first met them?

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

(see the answer key)

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