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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Horses and dancing.
(b) Singing and prancing.
(c) Cats and flowers.
(d) Books and studying.

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

4. How was Aunt Betty Cleverly like most women of her generation?
(a) Aunt Betty had decided not to marry.
(b) Aunt Betty was unhappily married.
(c) Aunt Betty was committed to Victorian values.
(d) Aunt Betty's lover was killed in the War.

5. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?
(a) Biographies sell well.
(b) Biographies are based on fact.
(c) Biographies are simpler to write than fiction.
(d) Novels require more of the author's soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in Lessing's childhood does she describe as having left her inconsolable?

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

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

4. Which of the following historic examples does Lessing use to support her claims about human nature?

5. Where was Doris Lessing born?

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