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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the 1930's what did Lessing and her brother hear all of the adults discussing?
(a) The Empire.
(b) The Slump.
(c) The War.
(d) The Native Problem.

2. What does Lessing say about memory?
(a) Memory must be recorded in books.
(b) Memory is an astonishing record.
(c) Memory cannot be trusted.
(d) Memory is a careless and lazy organ.

3. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?
(a) A dishonorable discharge.
(b) A case of depression.
(c) A bad appendix.
(d) An amputated leg.

4. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?
(a) Tedious, rhetorical questions.
(b) Free time.
(c) Perspective.
(d) Copious emotional space.

5. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?
(a) Going Home.
(b) Landlocked.
(c) Martha Quest.
(d) The Cleft.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Lessing reference as a common theme throughout her childhood?

2. What social development occurred during Lessing's stay at the Convent which, much to the chagrin of the nuns, parents supported?

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

4. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

5. Which of the following phenomenons did Frank and Lessing consistently criticize?

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