2. During the 1930's what did Lessing and her brother hear all of the adults discussing?
(a) The War.
(b) The Slump.
(c) The Native Problem.
(d) The Empire.

3. Which of the following did Lessing delight in telling the other children at the school?
(a) That lying would make their face stick in a horrible position.
(b) That being naughty was much worse than lying.
(c) That being naughty was more fun than behaving.
(d) That a lie was worse than being naughty.

4. What did Lessing's father think of his Persian business partners?
(a) That they were lazy.
(b) That they were members of a different culture.
(c) That they were incompetent.
(d) That they were corrupt.

5. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?
(a) The move to Africa.
(b) The first day of school.
(c) The death of her cat.
(d) The beginning of war.

6. Which of the following areas was the homeland of Lessing's mother's doctor?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) Persia.
(d) Sinoia.

7. Which of the following does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?
(a) Political corruption.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) Media coverage.

8. Why did Lessing learn to drive?
(a) Lessing learned to drive because she wanted to work in town.
(b) Lessing learned to drive to displease her mother.
(c) Lessing learned to drive because of her father's awkward leg.
(d) Lessing learned to drive because she wanted independence.

9. How many adults lived in the Persian house while Lessing was growing up?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

10. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Modeling.
(c) Writing.
(d) Acting.

11. What type of play did Lessing write while at the Convent?
(a) An Aristophanean comedy.
(b) A Ciceronian tragedy.
(c) An English tragedy.
(d) A one-act Shakespearean play.

12. How did Lessing's mother convey her distaste for Emily McVeagh?
(a) A sniff.
(b) A story about her frivolous ways.
(c) A look of disdain in her eyes.
(d) A constant undercurrent in her descriptions of Emily.

13. What type of animals frequently made their way into the Tayler house?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Cats.

14. According to the quote at the opening of Chapter 1, the girl in Lessing's mother's favorite saying only cared about which of the following?
(a) Cats and flowers.
(b) Horses and dancing.
(c) Books and studying.
(d) Singing and prancing.

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