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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What article of clothing caught young Lessing's attention on Bayswater Road?
(a) A pair of ladies' riding pants.
(b) A lavish rose gown.
(c) A fur coat.
(d) A grey silk shift dress.

2. To which of the following religions did Lessing suddenly convert?
(a) Anglicanism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Roman Catholicism.
(d) Christianity.

3. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?
(a) Pegs on which to hang ideas.
(b) Archaeologists.
(c) Liars.
(d) Ventriloquists, casting a message from afar.

4. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?
(a) United States of America.
(b) Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

5. What was Lessing's name for her outward personality?
(a) Winnie the Pooh.
(b) Igor.
(c) Tigger.
(d) Joey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lessing state as signifying the end of any war?

2. What did Lessing's father think of his Persian business partners?

3. How did Mrs. Mitchell and her son treat their Black servants?

4. What type of play did Lessing write while at the Convent?

5. What does Lessing say about memory?

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