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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical event happened just before the birth of Lessing's daughter?
(a) The outbreak of WWII.
(b) The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(c) The Atlantic Charter.
(d) The detente.

2. What kind of dress was Lessing wearing in the scene that she describes?
(a) Green satin.
(b) Grey silk.
(c) Red velvet.
(d) Black velvet.

3. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?
(a) Total victory.
(b) Negotiations.
(c) Armistice.
(d) Military defeat.

4. Where was Doris Lessing born?
(a) Glasgow, Scotland.
(b) Southern Rhodesia.
(c) London, England.
(d) Kermanshah, Persia.

5. How did Lessing's mother cure Lessing's lice problem?
(a) By washing her hair with scalding hot water.
(b) With expensive shampoo.
(c) With paraffin.
(d) By shaving her head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lessing begin to eat less during meals?

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

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

4. Which of the following drugs does Lessing admit to having taken once?

5. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?

(see the answer key)

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