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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nabokov say they had lost that winter in St. Petersburg?
(a) Their "lovers' nest."
(b) Their "true identities."
(c) Their "secret hideaway."
(d) Their "sylvan security."

2. What fills Nabokov with surprise, while roller-skating?
(a) An older American girl comments on his excellent skating.
(b) Colette is also roller-skating.
(c) His mother skates very well.
(d) He is not very good.

3. When does Nabokov begin to write poetry?
(a) Around 1914.
(b) Around 1924.
(c) Around 1934.
(d) Around 1904.

4. What does Sergey do during WWII?
(a) He is an SS soldier.
(b) He builds weaponry.
(c) He is employed as a translator in Berlin.
(d) He emigrates to the United States and joins the Army.

5. How is Nabokov's life at Cambridge, compared to his former existence?
(a) Very similar.
(b) Wonderful.
(c) Different, but good.
(d) Dismal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What puts Nabokov at odds with many of his colleagues?

2. At the beginning of this chapter, from where is Nabokov walking home?

3. How does Lett punish the boys?

4. What is young Vladimir's main concern?

5. Each day, when he awakes, how can young Vladimir tell what kind of day it is?

(see the answer key)

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