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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems exquisite to the narrator and his sister?
(a) The sight of hundreds of place settings set up for a state visit.
(b) The uniform of the French palace guards.
(c) The French foods on the menu Charlotte has saved.
(d) The sound of French singing.

2. How does the narrator sometimes use his scarf?
(a) To pull Pashka out of the water.
(b) To summon a taxi.
(c) To pull himself onto the roof of the school.
(d) To hide his birthmark.

3. What does Albertine leave behind?
(a) The Siberian suitcase.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Several months unpaid rent.

4. From what does Charlotte's husband die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Suicide.
(d) War wounds.

5. Who is teased ruthlessly in school?
(a) Constantine.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Albertine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pashka?

2. Why does Charlotte's father take off in his carriage?

3. To what village does Charlotte return?

4. What outrages the narrator concerning France and the Russian revolution?

5. Where is Charlotte supposed to lay an object?

(see the answer key)

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