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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?
(a) Beth.
(b) Biddy.
(c) Betty.
(d) Betsy.

2. Which of the following conditions ailed the author's father?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Shell Shock.

3. What image from the photograph album does Lessing describe?
(a) A visit to her father's workplace.
(b) A visit to a swimming bath.
(c) A trip to the market.
(d) Her first day in the Persian house.

4. Who stated that children should play in mud?
(a) Montessori.
(b) Lessing's father.
(c) Mrs. Scott.
(d) Lessing's mother.

5. Which of the following was the "chief wrong" that Lessing's mother cited in her diatribe against the Catholic Church?
(a) The Inquisition.
(b) Slavery.
(c) The Counter Reformation.
(d) Imperialism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following song for children made Lessing's mother cry?

3. What did Biddy O'Halloran's skin resemble?

4. How did Lessing rebel while aboard the ship?

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

(see the answer key)

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