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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, where do most of the good biographers live?
(a) United States of America.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britain.
(d) France.

2. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Shell Shock.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Bulimia.

3. 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) Copious emotional space.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Free time.
(d) Tedious, rhetorical questions.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

2. Where was Doris Lessing born?

3. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?

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

5. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

(see the answer key)

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