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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 & 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shatters when Pashka touches it?
(a) The stained glass in the foyer of the school.
(b) An accordian which is very old.
(c) The ice on the lake.
(d) A glass flower vase.

2. What does the narrator succeed in imagining?
(a) The breasts of a homeless woman he once sees.
(b) Joining his sister in Leningrad.
(c) Living in France.
(d) Becoming a famous writer.

3. What do the adults do before discussing Charlotte's tales?
(a) Pass the vodka around.
(b) Put the children to bed.
(c) Tell the children to go outside and play.
(d) Ask Charlotte to tell them a story.

4. How old is the narrator when he returns to Charlotte's home for the summer?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) It is not stated.
(d) 18.

5. With what do the narrator and his sister struggle?
(a) To enjoy returning to England after the summer is over.
(b) To understand their Russian grandfather.
(c) To enjoy their visits to Russia.
(d) To separate fantasy from reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator recount to Pashka?

2. In whose arms does Felix Faure die?

3. Who is Charlotte?

4. With what are some children concerned about when Charlotte talks to them?

5. From what does Charlotte's husband die?

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