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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?
(a) A book.
(b) A flower that she picked herself.
(c) Her cat.
(d) Her teddy bear.

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

3. What type of play did Lessing write while at the Convent?
(a) A one-act Shakespearean play.
(b) An English tragedy.
(c) A Ciceronian tragedy.
(d) An Aristophanean comedy.

4. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?
(a) Beth.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Biddy.
(d) Betty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?

2. How much capital did Lessing's father take to Southern Rhodesia?

3. Why did Lessing learn to drive?

4. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?

5. What kind of food were the children fed at the convent that Lessing stayed in as a child?

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