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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lessing describe the letters that she received from her mother?
(a) Refreshing.
(b) Furious.
(c) Frantic.
(d) Docile.

2. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?
(a) 88.
(b) 72.
(c) 7.
(d) 64.

3. How did Lessing's mother pack differently for her new life in Africa than she did for Persia?
(a) She packed more food stuffs before leaving for Africa.
(b) She pared down her possessions before leaving for Africa.
(c) She did nothing differently and packed all of the same items.
(d) She took more extravagant things to Africa.

4. How did Mrs. Mitchell and her son treat their Black servants?
(a) Mrs. Mitchell and her son completely ignored their Black servants.
(b) Mrs. Mitchell and her son treated their black servants like slaves.
(c) Mrs. Mitchell and her son screamed at and berated their Black servants.
(d) Mrs. Mitchell and her son treated their Black servants just like family.

5. What did Lessing do while she spent her days with John?
(a) Lessing planned her escape from domestic life.
(b) Lessing pined for simpler days.
(c) Lessing wrote poems in her mind.
(d) Lessing entertained wild fantasies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Lessing and her brother weep at the end of Chapter 5?

2. To which of the following areas did Lessing travel?

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

4. When did Lessing and Frank decide to have another child?

5. How many adults lived in the Persian house while Lessing was growing up?

(see the answer key)

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