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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. Which of the following killed one of the chickens and took off with a couple of eggs?
(a) A mongoose.
(b) A mischievous child.
(c) A cat.
(d) A snake.

4. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?
(a) The wildcats.
(b) The bush.
(c) The trees.
(d) The natives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?

2. What made Lessing and her brother weep at the end of Chapter 5?

3. How did the author feel about her childhood?

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

5. To which book did Lessing often compare her childhood?

(see the answer key)

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