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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many bouts of illness did Lessing's family experience?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

5. What was the difference between African huts and English huts?
(a) English huts were much larger.
(b) African huts were two-story.
(c) English huts had windows.
(d) African huts were made of straw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

2. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?

3. Why did Lessing not like the clothes that her mother had made for her?

4. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?

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

(see the answer key)

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