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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six -Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lessing's name for her outward personality?
(a) Joey.
(b) Igor.
(c) Tigger.
(d) Winnie the Pooh.

2. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

4. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?
(a) 1960's.
(b) 1970's.
(c) 1950's.
(d) 1940's.

5. Growing up, what was Lessing always told about the family's financial status?
(a) That the family was financially stable, but morally corrupt.
(b) That the family was poor.
(c) That the family was middle-class.
(d) That the family would be fine when her father settled in his new job.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

3. In Chapter 4, what city did Lessing's mother insist on traveling through on the way back to England?

4. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?

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

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