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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six -Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?
(a) Armistice.
(b) Military defeat.
(c) Total victory.
(d) Negotiations.

3. Where was John McVeagh born?
(a) Persia.
(b) England.
(c) Rhodesia.
(d) Portugal.

4. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?
(a) In African Laughter.
(b) In Time Bites.
(c) In Going Home.
(d) In Pursuit of the English.

5. According to Lessing, what is the most intense form of hatred?
(a) The rage of a child.
(b) Stereotyping.
(c) The hatred of the disillusioned soldier.
(d) The racially-motivated hatred of post-colonial Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?

2. How many biographers were writing about Lessing at the time that she wrote the book?

3. What type of animals frequently made their way into the Tayler house?

4. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?

5. Which of the following books did Lessing use to illustrate the difference in transitioning from the consciousness of a child to that of an adult?

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