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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Lessing and Frank decide to have another child?
(a) When John was 2 years old.
(b) When John was 9 months old.
(c) When John was 4 years old.
(d) When John was 9 years old.

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

3. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?
(a) Liars.
(b) Archaeologists.
(c) Ventriloquists, casting a message from afar.
(d) Pegs on which to hang ideas.

4. Which of the following does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?
(a) Political corruption.
(b) World War I.
(c) Media coverage.
(d) World War II.

5. What social development occurred during Lessing's stay at the Convent which, much to the chagrin of the nuns, parents supported?
(a) Cigarette smoking.
(b) Social equality for women.
(c) Modernized womens' fashions.
(d) The Talkies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?

2. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?

3. What type of culture existed in Southern Rhodesia?

4. To which of the following illnesses did Lessing's brother often succumb?

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

(see the answer key)

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