View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What article of clothing caught young Lessing's attention on Bayswater Road?
(a) A grey silk shift dress.
(b) A lavish rose gown.
(c) A fur coat.
(d) A pair of ladies' riding pants.

2. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?
(a) They studied French.
(b) They drew up a legal will.
(c) They had their teeth removed.
(d) They saved money scrupulously.

3. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?
(a) Biographies sell well.
(b) Biographies are based on fact.
(c) Biographies are simpler to write than fiction.
(d) Novels require more of the author's soul.

4. According to the quote at the opening of Chapter 1, the girl in Lessing's mother's favorite saying only cared about which of the following?
(a) Cats and flowers.
(b) Horses and dancing.
(c) Books and studying.
(d) Singing and prancing.

5. Why did Lessing not like the clothes that her mother had made for her?
(a) Because her mother always made her clothes look too youthful.
(b) Because her mother always insisted on making clothing that was too big.
(c) Because her mother had poor taste in clothing design.
(d) Because her mother was a poor seamstress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stated that children should play in mud?

2. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?

3. Which of the following does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?

4. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 271 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample