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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Lessing experiment with drugs?
(a) 1940's.
(b) 1950's.
(c) 1960's.
(d) 1970's.

4. Why did Lessing's father miss the Battle of the Somme?
(a) A bad appendix.
(b) A dishonorable discharge.
(c) An amputated leg.
(d) A case of depression.

5. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?
(a) That nothing is permanent.
(b) That circumstances dictate the person.
(c) That happiness is fleeting.
(d) That mankind is not peaceful by nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?

2. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?

3. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?

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

5. In Chapter 3, which of the following does Lessing describe as her first memory?

(see the answer key)

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