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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which company offered loans to the farmers in Lessing's region?
(a) The British National Bank.
(b) The National Bank of Southern Rhodesia.
(c) Land Bank.
(d) Southern Rhodesian Farming Association.

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

3. Growing up, what was Lessing always told about the family's financial status?
(a) That the family would be fine when her father settled in his new job.
(b) That the family was middle-class.
(c) That the family was financially stable, but morally corrupt.
(d) That the family was poor.

4. What did Biddy O'Halloran's skin resemble?
(a) Olives.
(b) Peaches and cream.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Red jelly and cream.

5. Which of the following names does Lessing give the personality that would comes out of her while under the influence of drugs?
(a) The Guide.
(b) The Recluse.
(c) The Hostess.
(d) The Cynic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stove brand did Lessing's family use?

2. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?

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

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

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

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