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

2. At what age did Emily McVeagh die?
(a) 35.
(b) 42.
(c) 23.
(d) 32.

3. What was the black population of Salisbury?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 1,000,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.

4. In Chapter 11, where did Lessing work?
(a) Lessing worked part-time at several lawyers' firms.
(b) Lessing transcribed notes for a local newspaper.
(c) Lessing worked as an au pair for the Smith family.
(d) Lessing worked at the Telephone Exchange.

5. In Chapter 20, which of the following people was NOT still a member of the Communist Party?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Lessing.
(d) Gottfried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following books did Lessing use to illustrate the difference in transitioning from the consciousness of a child to that of an adult?

2. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?

3. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

4. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Lessing reference as a common theme throughout her childhood?

(see the answer key)

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