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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lessing's father work after he was discharged from the Army?
(a) Imperial Bank of Persia.
(b) The Scotland Yard.
(c) A small farm in Rhodesia.
(d) National Hospital of England.

2. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?
(a) A book.
(b) Her cat.
(c) A flower that she picked herself.
(d) Her teddy bear.

3. In Chapter 3, which of the following does Lessing describe as her first memory?
(a) Her father returning from war.
(b) An image of the great house in Persia.
(c) Her father, towering above her on a horse.
(d) An image of the farm in Southern Rhodesia.

4. Which of the following historic examples does Lessing use to support her claims about human nature?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Crusades.
(c) The Holocaust.
(d) The Reformation.

5. 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) Copious emotional space.
(c) Perspective.
(d) Free time.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?

3. What does Lessing say about memory?

4. Which of the following does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?

5. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?

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