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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stated that children should play in mud?
(a) Lessing's father.
(b) Montessori.
(c) Mrs. Scott.
(d) Lessing's mother.

2. What did the doctor prescribe to alleviate Lessing's mother's ailment?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Hydration and exercise.
(c) Bed rest.
(d) Tonic and quinine.

3. What did Lessing refuse to have on her bed at night?
(a) A kaross.
(b) A quilt.
(c) A mosquito net.
(d) A blanket.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?

4. Which of the following song for children made Lessing's mother cry?

5. With whom did Lessing board as a child?

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