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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator take it upon himself to continue his information-gathering about Russia and France?
(a) He breaks into his grandmother's suitcase.
(b) He goes to the library.
(c) He records his grandmother's stories.
(d) He interviews a French family who lives in Moscow.

2. What is the scruffy woman with the baby wearing in a photo the narrator writes about?
(a) A sari.
(b) An expensive skirt suit.
(c) A peasant dress.
(d) A man's shapka.

3. What two worlds does the narrator become obsessed with as far as their having a meal together?
(a) The world of the Russian peasant and Russian nobility.
(b) The upper and lower classes in France.
(c) France and Russia.
(d) The upper and lower classes in Russia.

4. With what do the narrator and his sister struggle?
(a) To enjoy returning to England after the summer is over.
(b) To understand their Russian grandfather.
(c) To separate fantasy from reality.
(d) To enjoy their visits to Russia.

5. How old is Charlotte the last time she speaks to Albertine?
(a) 55.
(b) 25.
(c) 11.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in Charlotte's former home when she returns to her village?

2. What type of collection does the narrator recall unwrapping with his sister?

3. What does the narrator's grandmother press into the narrator's hand when the narrator is in bed?

4. Where does Albertine believe she will ultimately end up?

5. Who is Sharlota Norbertovna?

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