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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 103 years.
(c) 34 years.
(d) 54 years.

2. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Betty.
(c) Biddy.
(d) Beth.

3. 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.

4. What do Lessing's parents do in preparation for their next voyage?
(a) They studied French.
(b) They drew up a legal will.
(c) They saved money scrupulously.
(d) They had their teeth removed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?

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

3. Where was John McVeagh born?

4. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

5. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?

(see the answer key)

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