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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which book did Lessing often compare her childhood?
(a) The Jungle Book.
(b) The Little Princess.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Toe-Rags.

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

3. Which of the following did Lessing delight in telling the other children at the school?
(a) That being naughty was much worse than lying.
(b) That a lie was worse than being naughty.
(c) That being naughty was more fun than behaving.
(d) That lying would make their face stick in a horrible position.

4. According to Lessing, what happens to women as time passes?
(a) Women are dropped from memory, then history.
(b) Women become more significant to a culture's public culture.
(c) Women assert themselves as powerful people.
(d) Women fade into the domestic sphere.

5. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?
(a) In Going Home.
(b) In Time Bites.
(c) In African Laughter.
(d) In Pursuit of the English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lessing's name for her outward personality?

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

3. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?

4. What stove brand did Lessing's family use?

5. How old was Lessing when she wrote "The Treasure Trunk"?

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