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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Lessing when she wrote "The Treasure Trunk"?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 10.

2. How was Aunt Betty Cleverly like most women of her generation?
(a) Aunt Betty was unhappily married.
(b) Aunt Betty's lover was killed in the War.
(c) Aunt Betty was committed to Victorian values.
(d) Aunt Betty had decided not to marry.

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

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

5. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?
(a) A visit to a swimming bath.
(b) A visit to her father's workplace.
(c) Her first day in the Persian house.
(d) A trip to the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?

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

3. What did Lessing's father think of his Persian business partners?

4. What type of animals frequently made their way into the Tayler house?

5. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?

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