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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What development in young John's life took very little effort from Lessing?
(a) Speaking.
(b) Toilet training.
(c) Crawling.
(d) Walking

2. What kind of food were the children fed at the convent that Lessing stayed in as a child?
(a) French peasant food.
(b) German peasant food.
(c) English peasant food.
(d) Traditional Rhodesian food.

3. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?
(a) The wildcats.
(b) The trees.
(c) The natives.
(d) The bush.

4. At which establishment was Frank known as "one of the boys"?
(a) The local bar.
(b) The Left Book Club.
(c) The Yacht Club.
(d) The Sports Club.

5. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Lessing delight in telling the other children at the school?

2. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?

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

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

5. Which of the following was the "chief wrong" that Lessing's mother cited in her diatribe against the Catholic Church?

(see the answer key)

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