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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was John McVeagh born?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Rhodesia.
(c) England.
(d) Persia.

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

3. In Chapter 3, which of the following does Lessing describe as her first memory?
(a) Her father, towering above her on a horse.
(b) An image of the great house in Persia.
(c) Her father returning from war.
(d) An image of the farm in Southern Rhodesia.

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

5. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?

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

4. According to Lessing, what happens to women as time passes?

5. How many acres of land did James Tayler own in 1851?

(see the answer key)

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