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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many adults lived in the Persian house while Lessing was growing up?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. 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) Copious emotional space.
(b) Tedious, rhetorical questions.
(c) Perspective.
(d) Free time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?

2. What year did Lessing leave Southern Rhodesia?

3. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

4. How was Aunt Betty Cleverly like most women of her generation?

5. Where was John McVeagh born?

(see the answer key)

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