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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Soon, the string of nurses transforms into what?
(a) A string of governesses.
(b) A string of teachers.
(c) A string of surgeons.
(d) A string of doctors.

2. What does Nabokov mean when he says poetry is positional?
(a) It can come in many different forms.
(b) It is a description of one human being's place in the universe at a precise moment in time.
(c) It will not change over time.
(d) It is based on many people's views over a period of time.

3. When does Nabokov see Mademoiselle again after she is no longer in their household?
(a) In Lausanne after the war.
(b) In London while Nabokov is at Cambridge.
(c) In New York after the family emigrates to the U.S.
(d) In Paris right before the war.

4. What types of tutors does Nabokov's father seem to intentionally choose?
(a) Those with experience working with aristocrat's children.
(b) Tutors with widely varying backgrounds and subjects of expertise.
(c) Tutors with a background in Russian literature.
(d) Those who attend college at Cambridge.

5. What does young Nabokov's status as a child of the intelligentsia often do to him?
(a) He receives many compliments.
(b) It makes him stand out in a crowd.
(c) It isolates him from his fellow students
(d) It encourages him to make friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where is the family returning to Russia?

2. They board the Sud-Express and disembark in what town?

3. In 1910, what do the Nabokov brothers acquire?

4. What is seen as a dreaded event?

5. Why does Nabokov's mother often wander the estate's forest?

(see the answer key)

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