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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to simply as "Mademoiselle?"
(a) The tutor.
(b) His sister.
(c) His aunt.
(d) The governess.

2. To what simple rule does Nabokov's mother ascribe?
(a) Love your neighbors as yourself.
(b) Love with all your soul and leave the rest to fate.
(c) Be honest and things will go your way.
(d) Follow the Golden Rule.

3. Why is the family forced to leave Russia?
(a) Their religion is being persecuted.
(b) The father is in trouble with the police.
(c) Their visas have expired.
(d) The revolution has ended.

4. Of what are Nabokov's memories in a Russian setting?
(a) A quite Russian childhood.
(b) A quite English childhood.
(c) A quite German childhood.
(d) A quite French childhood.

5. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?
(a) Aristocratic English descent.
(b) Aristocratic Swedish descent.
(c) Aristocratic German descent.
(d) Aristocratic Norwegian descent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nabokov's family live until his father's death in 1922?

2. How does Mademoiselle provide Vladimir with an extra hour or two out of the darkness?

3. What is a battle against the yawning darkness?

4. To what is Nabokov's mother quite sensitive?

5. What is the process by which Vladimir Nabokov writes "Speak, Memory?"

(see the answer key)

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