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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what is the aristocratic Nabokov house stocked?
(a) English and French amenities.
(b) Russian antiques.
(c) French literature.
(d) German beer.

2. What is Lenski's idea for the use of Magic-Lantern Projections?
(a) To play in the light from the lanterns.
(b) To illustrate petic works with the use of slides.
(c) To create special effects on the wall.
(d) To create shadow puppets.

3. To whom does Nabokov feel the strongest bond of kinship?
(a) His mother's paternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.
(b) His father's maternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.
(c) His father's paternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.
(d) His mother's maternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.

4. What does Nabokov investigate about his family?
(a) Their country of origin.
(b) Their religion.
(c) The family's coat of arms.
(d) Their relationship to the tsar.

5. Why does Nabokov's mother often wander the estate's forest?
(a) She becomes lost easily.
(b) She loves the estate property.
(c) To search for mushrooms.
(d) It helps clear her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is young Vladimir's main concern?

2. What does Vladimir study at St. Petersburg University?

3. At the time the family moves, where are Nabokov and his brother?

4. Why does she hand him a hand mirror?

5. When does Nabokov eventually discover a new species?

(see the answer key)

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