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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 sparkled in every rock that surrounded the Lessings' home?
(a) Pyrite.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Quartz.
(d) Gold.

2. With whom did Lessing board as a child?
(a) Mrs. James.
(b) Mrs. Scott.
(c) Mary Peach.
(d) Mrs. Mitchell.

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

4. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?
(a) A sniff.
(b) A story about her frivolous ways.
(c) A look of disdain in her eyes.
(d) A constant undercurrent in her descriptions of Emily.

5. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?
(a) A case of depression.
(b) An amputated leg.
(c) A bad appendix.
(d) A dishonorable discharge.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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