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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Each day, when he awakes, how can young Vladimir tell what kind of day it is?
(a) By asking his mother to check the weather.
(b) By looking out of the window.
(c) By having the servants open the curtains.
(d) By the character of the light that slips through the shutters.

2. What does Nabokov's mother do on the trip to Paris?
(a) Talks to her husband.
(b) Plays games with her children.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Watches as Russian, and then German, towns glide by.

3. When do they arrive in Paris?
(a) Early morning.
(b) In the middle of the night.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Early afternoon.

4. To whom is Chapter Five devoted?
(a) Nabokov's wife.
(b) Nabokov's mother.
(c) Nabokov's father.
(d) Nabokov's governess.

5. What is young Vladimir's main concern?
(a) Whether or not he can play in the forest.
(b) Whether or not he will be able to go horseback riding.
(c) Whether or not he can play with his friends down the road.
(d) Whether or not he will be able to go hunting for new and rare butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the relationship between Kirill, the younger brother, and Nabokov more like that of distant friends?

2. What types of tutors does Nabokov's father seem to intentionally choose?

3. What makes becoming a Russian novelist an uphill battle for Nabokov at Cambridge?

4. Why does Max endear himself to the dogs?

5. How does Mr. Cummings influence Nabokov's scientific drawings of butterflies?

(see the answer key)

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