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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, which of the following does Lessing describe as her first memory?
(a) Her father, towering above her on a horse.
(b) Her father returning from war.
(c) An image of the great house in Persia.
(d) An image of the farm in Southern Rhodesia.

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

3. What were young women specifically cautioned against in London during that period?
(a) The wicked intentions of teenage boys.
(b) The risk of not appearing to be marriage material.
(c) Showing too much knowledge about politics.
(d) The White Slave Trade.

4. Where was John McVeagh born?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Rhodesia.
(c) Persia.
(d) England.

5. To what activity does Lessing compare learning the skills of her new job?
(a) To riding a bicycle.
(b) To learning to speak.
(c) To learning to walk.
(d) To learning to write the alphabet.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following religions did Lessing suddenly convert?

2. What did Lessing's father assume when she and Frank showed up at the family farm?

3. To which book did Lessing often compare her childhood?

4. How did Mrs. Mitchell and her son treat their Black servants?

5. With whom did Lessing board as a child?

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