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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?
(a) Biographies are based on fact.
(b) Biographies are simpler to write than fiction.
(c) Biographies sell well.
(d) Novels require more of the author's soul.

3. Which of the following drugs does Lessing admit to having taken once?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Mescalin.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Heroin.

4. Which of the following phenomenons did Frank and Lessing consistently criticize?
(a) White superiority.
(b) Classism.
(c) Pretensions about education.
(d) English customs celebrated in Rhodesia.

5. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?
(a) In the East End.
(b) In Bloomsbury.
(c) In Southern Rhodesia.
(d) In Persia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following books did Lessing use to illustrate the difference in transitioning from the consciousness of a child to that of an adult?

2. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?

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

4. Which of Lessing's books began at that time in her life?

5. Why did Lessing learn to drive?

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