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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following illnesses did Lessing's family battle?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Small Pox.
(d) Gout.

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

3. Where was Doris Lessing born?
(a) London, England.
(b) Glasgow, Scotland.
(c) Kermanshah, Persia.
(d) Southern Rhodesia.

4. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?
(a) 35.
(b) 23.
(c) 42.
(d) 32.

5. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?
(a) National Hospital of England.
(b) Imperial Bank of Persia.
(c) The Scotland Yard.
(d) A small farm in Rhodesia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?

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

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