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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 did the author feel about her childhood?
(a) Lessing felt as though the entire world was changing while she was a child.
(b) Lessing felt as though her childhood had been very sheltered.
(c) Lessing felt as though there had been a grey cloud over her childhood.
(d) Lessing felt as though her parents had neglected her.

2. How did Mrs. Mitchell and her son treat their Black servants?
(a) Mrs. Mitchell and her son screamed at and berated their Black servants.
(b) Mrs. Mitchell and her son treated their Black servants just like family.
(c) Mrs. Mitchell and her son completely ignored their Black servants.
(d) Mrs. Mitchell and her son treated their black servants like slaves.

3. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?
(a) The first day of school.
(b) The move to Africa.
(c) The beginning of war.
(d) The death of her cat.

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

5. What did Lessing's parents think of the Whiteheads when they first met them?
(a) That they would be useful in developing relationships.
(b) That they were shifty and unsatisfactory.
(c) That they should return to England.
(d) That they could betray them at any time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?

3. How many bouts of illness did Lessing's family experience?

4. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?

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

(see the answer key)

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