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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?
(a) The racially-motivated hatred of post-colonial Africa.
(b) The hatred of the disillusioned soldier.
(c) Stereotyping.
(d) The rage of a child.

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

3. Which of the following was the "chief wrong" that Lessing's mother cited in her diatribe against the Catholic Church?
(a) The Inquisition.
(b) The Counter Reformation.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Imperialism.

4. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?
(a) Tedious, rhetorical questions.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Free time.
(d) Copious emotional space.

5. Which of the following was NOT one of the things that Lessing and Frank had in common?
(a) Both had seditious thoughts about "The Native Problem".
(b) Both had read the Communist Manifesto.
(c) Both subscribed to the New Statesman.
(d) Both lived in Persia as children.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?

2. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?

3. How does Lessing describe the letters that she received from her mother?

4. Where did Lessing's family live before they found property?

5. What was the highest ambition of Black workers in Salisbury?

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