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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what city did Lessing's mother insist on traveling through on the way back to England?
(a) Paris.
(b) Brussels.
(c) London.
(d) Moscow.
2. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?
(a) Her cat.
(b) A flower that she picked herself.
(c) Her teddy bear.
(d) A book.
3. Which of the following song for children made Lessing's mother cry?
(a) "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".
(b) "Humpty-Dumpty".
(c) "Baa Baa, Black Sheep".
(d) "Ring Around the Rosie".
4. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) United States of America.
(d) France.
5. What does Lessing say about memory?
(a) Memory cannot be trusted.
(b) Memory is an astonishing record.
(c) Memory is a careless and lazy organ.
(d) Memory must be recorded in books.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what is one thing that Lessing says the writer must have in order to begin to write about his/her life?
2. What was the difference between African huts and English huts?
3. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?
4. To which book did Lessing often compare her childhood?
5. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?
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